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Sarina mother takes home $1.6m in Gold Lotto win

A Queensland mother is excited to be able to give her children a boost in life after scoring $1.6 million in the Saturday Gold Lotto draw.

A Sarina woman is excited to be able to give a boost to her adult children after scoring $1.6 million in the weekend’s Saturday Gold Lotto draw.
A Sarina woman is excited to be able to give a boost to her adult children after scoring $1.6 million in the weekend’s Saturday Gold Lotto draw.

A Sarina woman is “overwhelmed and pretty excited” after she snagged a cool $1.6m in the Gold Lotto draw.

“This is amazing. I can’t believe it,” she said when speaking to an official from The Lott.

The mother held one of the three (two in Queensland and one in Western Australia) division one winning entries in Saturday’s Gold Lotto draw 4463 on April 27 – each division one winning entry pocketed $1,648,240.31.

“It’s just phenomenal. It enables me to help my kids get their first homes. It enables me to fix up our own home bit and I’ll be able to retire a little earlier than planned,” she said.

The woman did not find out until later on Sunday about her big win.

“Normally, my routine is I put on my ticket and check it before bed on Saturday night or first thing Sunday morning. But I had a bit on Sunday morning, so I didn’t check my ticket until later,” she said.

A Sarina woman is excited to be able to give a boost to her adult children after scoring $1.6 million in the weekend’s Saturday Gold Lotto draw.
A Sarina woman is excited to be able to give a boost to her adult children after scoring $1.6 million in the weekend’s Saturday Gold Lotto draw.

“I always go with a 50-game QuickPick. I’ve probably been playing off and on for about 20 years.”

The winning numbers in Saturday Gold Lotto draw 4463 on 27 April 2024 were 1, 26, 7, 20, 39 and 34, while the supplementary numbers were 8 and 10.

“I’m so blessed. A lot of people are doing it tough at the moment. I feel truly blessed. It’s like the universe is shining down on me and I’m so grateful,” she said.

Her winning 50-game QuickPick was via The Lott app – the official home of Australia’s lotteries.

“I’ve got a headache. I’m just so overwhelmed,” she said.

The Lott’s division one winning tally has now reached 344 so far in FY24, including 80 won by Golden Casket customers. In 2023, Saturday Gold Lotto created 176 millionaires across Australia.

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