Moreton Bay resident “stunned” by huge lotto win

Feature image: Chloe Selwood and Hannah Selwood from Samford Variety store celebrating the Lotto win.

A Moreton Bay resident was “stunned” when their random lottery decision earned a life-changing $580,000 win. 

The Samford Valley man held one of the 11 division one winning entries nationally in Saturday Gold Lotto draw 4655. Each division one winning entry pocketed $585,849.02

“Wowie! Wowie! I’m absolutely beside myself,” he told The Lott. “I don’t know what to say. I’m just stunned. That is unbelievable. That is amazing.

“I’ve been playing for a long, long time. I always get my set games and favourites but now and then, I’ll just get a random ticket and this was one of them.

“My dad used to play and never won anything but now look. I can’t believe I’ve done it.”
When asked what the six-figure sum will do for him, the man shed happy tears.
“It means everything to me. It means I’ll be able to own my house so I can do whatever I want,” he said. “My wife and I are both in tears. I don’t know what to say.

“You’ve made my day. We’ve been doing it tough with some health issues and other struggles, so this is life changing

“We’ll also be able to help others with this. Thank you so much.”
His winning 12-game QuickPick entry was bought from Samford Variety Store, 19 Main St.

Owner Leilani Kovacs said: “When I heard our outlet had sold our first-ever division one winning entry, I was honestly stunned.

“It’s something every newsagent hopes will happen one day, but you never really expect it! My first thought was the customer, imagining how life-changing the win would be for them.”

The winning numbers in Saturday Gold Lotto draw 4655 were 21, 13, 44, 31, 7 and 35, while the supplementary numbers were 30 and 34.

Across Australia, there were 11 division one winning entries in Saturday Gold Lotto draw – four in Victoria, two each in Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia and one in New South Wales.