Maryborough’s newest millionaire vows to share winnings with family

A Maryborough man is still coming to terms with winning $2 million in Saturday’s Gold Lotto draw.

A Maryborough man has won $2 million.

Maryborough’s newest millionaire has vowed to help out his family after willing Saturday’s division one prize on Gold Lotto.

The Queenslander was left pinching himself in the wake of his $2 million dollar win, certain that any minute now he’ll wake up and discover his $2 million Saturday Gold Lotto win was just a wild daydream.

He was one of 10 division one winners across the nation on Saturday night, but days later he was still struggling to come to terms with the enormity of his win.

“It’s so exciting,” he said.

“I tend to dribble into Saturday Gold Lotto because the game has way better odds.

“I always go for a QuickPick, and hope for the best.

“I haven’t had much time to process. I’m still so shocked by it all.

“There’s a lot of disbelief to whether I have actually taken home $2 million.

“Once I get out of the shock, I think I’ll be able to comprehend it more.”

A Maryborough man has won Saturday Gold Lotto.

When asked how he planned to enjoy his $2 million bounty, the winning man shared he couldn’t wait to lend a helping hand to his nearest and dearest.

“I’ll be sharing around with the family, and helping them out with my win,” he said.

His 10-game QuickPick entry was purchased on The Lott website – the official home of Australia’s lotteries.

The winning numbers in Saturday Gold Lotto draw 4515 on 26 October 2024 were 42, 35, 1, 43, 25 and 29, while the supplementary numbers were 19 and 31.

Across Australia, there were 10 division one winning entries in Saturday Gold Lotto draw 4515 – four in New South Wales, three in Queensland, two in Western Australia and one in Victoria.

It comes after a Hervey Bay man became an overnight millionaire last week.

Struggling to sleep, the man made the decision to check his Weekday Windfall ticket and discovered he had won $1 million.

On October 19, a Gympie woman won the $1.2 million Gold Lotto jackpot.

Holding one of the four division one winning entries for draw 4513 on October 19, she is now looking forward to cashing in on her astronomical $1,264,652.43 win from the 18-game QuickPick which was purchased through The Lott’s phone app.