Two Saturday Gold Lotto wins, each worth $546,000, landed in the Hervey Bey region on the weekend, prompting immediate celebrations for a Urraween man, while another local winner remains unaware of their windfall.
The two Queensland wins were among the 12 division one winning entries in Saturday Gold Lotto on Saturday 14 June 2025. Each division one winning entry pocketed $546,068.41.
So far in 2025, the Wide Bay-Burnett region has celebrated seven major lottery wins, totalling over $19.17 million in prize money.
The unregistered entry was purchased at Nextra Fraser Gateway Newsagency, Shop 22-23 Stockland Shopping Centre, 6 Central Avenue, Urraween, while the other winning local purchased his System 8 ticket via The Lott app - the official home of Australia's lotteries.
Urraween man revels in shock Saturday Gold Lotto windfall
An Urraween man is grinning from ear to ear after scooping a dazzling $546,000 win in the weekend's Saturday Gold Lotto draw.
"Thank you very much!" he exclaimed when we confirmed his newfound treasure.
"It's unbelievable - to beat the odds and win division one.
"It's so exciting. What a nice surprise to start the week!
"I'm just about to head off to work. It will be hard to focus at work today.
"There's no doubt this will come in handy.
"Thank you for the phone call!"
The man's winning System 8 ticket was purchased via The Lott app - the official home of Australia's lotteries.
Check your tickets, Urraween! Mystery winner yet to come forward
An Urraween resident or visitor has started the week as a division one winner after scoring more than $546,000 in the weekend's Saturday Gold Lotto draw, though they may not know it yet.
If the winner had been part of The Lott Members Club and registered their ticket to a player card or online account, they would have already been alerted to their newfound treasure.
Instead, we are eagerly waiting for the ticketholder to check their ticket and come forward.
The division one winning entry was purchased at Nextra Fraser Gateway Newsagency, Shop 22-23 Stockland Shopping Centre, 6 Central Avenue, Urraween.
Nextra Fraser Gateway Newsagency manager Kylie Bromhead said she was so excited to hear her outlet had sold another division one winning entry.
"I was so stoked! I had to rush back to the shop early in the morning to prepare celebration materials and share the news with the community," she said.
"Our customers may notice our exciting news in-store or on our social media pages. Hopefully, more customers will get their tickets from the luckiest store in the area!
"The last time we sold a division one winning entry was in August 2024 and we're so excited to have sold another one. This is our fifth major lottery prize in less than two years.
"We can't wait for our mystery division one winner to check their ticket. I'm sure they'll be over the moon when they discover their news."
