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13 November, 2024
Retirees win $2m Gold Lotto
WITH a $2 million Saturday Gold Lotto win about to land in their pockets, a Trinity Park couple is ready to turn every day into a holiday – embracing retirement with sun-soaked adventures.
The Northern Beaches residents held one of the 10 division one winning entries nationally in Saturday Gold Lotto draw (October 26) and look forward to a total prize of $2m.
The winning husband revealed he planned to wait until the Sunday to check his Gold Lotto ticket, but a strong hunch led him to check it right after the draw.
“So exciting. Woo-hoo,” he said. “I am in shock. A lot of shock. I wasn’t going to check the ticket until Sunday, which is normally what I do. But I had a feeling to check it straight after the draw. After I checked the ticket, we couldn’t sleep a wink.
“I normally just do a QuickPick entry and I guess these are my lucky numbers now.
“My wife and I have just entered retirement, so this has come at the most perfect time.
“We will be able to use this prize to boost our retirement plans. Maybe we’ll go on a few holidays.”
Their winning 36-game QuickPick was bought at TSG DFO Cairns. Store manager Kelly Moran said she was so excited to learn that her store sold another division one winning entry.
