A Hemmant man has shared he can’t wait to pay off his mortgage and dust off his passport for an overseas adventure after scoring more than $367,000 in the weekend’s Saturday Gold Lotto draw.
 
The Brisbane resident held one of the 13 division one winning entries in Saturday Gold Lotto draw 4543, drawn Saturday 1 February 2025. Each division one winning entry pocketed $367,448.93.
 
“Thank you so much!” he said.
 
“It’s funny, I don’t normally check my tickets right away but for some reason, I did for this one.
                                                            
“It’s amazing news. I’ve been playing for almost twenty years.
 
“I get two tickets. One with my usual special numbers and one that switches it up.
 
“I told my wife and she’s so excited too. I think she’s already spent it all in her head!”
 
When asked how he planned to use his newfound treasure, the happy man shared he had a couple of priorities in mind.
 
“It will help with our mortgage,” he said.
 
“We’re also looking to book a holiday! We’re thinking somewhere overseas.”
 
His winning marked 12-game entry was purchased on The Lott website – the official home of Australia’s lotteries.