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A Yeppoon man is still coming to grips with his newly-crowned millionaire status after scoring $1.1 million in the weekend's Gold Lotto draw with the same numbers he used to play with his late friends.
The Central Queenslander held one of the nine division one winning entries nationally in Saturday Gold Lotto draw 4727, drawn Saturday 7 November 2026. Each division one winning entry pocketed $1,111,111.12.
The winner has been playing the numbers for 40 years, first sharing them with his beloved mates, who have since passed away.
"Yew! What a day! I've been playing those numbers for 40 years," he said.
"Those numbers belong to my friends. We used to play Lotto together.
"I go to two different newsagencies, the one at Yeppoon and the one at Emu Park. I always put my tickets on a Tuesday. It's a bit of a routine for me!"
With the million-dollar win now confirmed, the cheerful man has already decided where the first slice of the prize will go.
"That's awesome. I'll pay off my daughter's house first. She's wrapped with the news," he said.
"I think I'll go to the pub and shout a few beers! It hasn't really hit me yet!".
His winning marked System entry was purchased at Capricorn News, 8 James Street, QLD, Yeppoon.
The winning numbers in Saturday Gold Lotto draw 4727 on 7 November 2026 were 29, 24, 3, 7, 17 and 5, while the supplementary numbers were 45 and 19.
