Two Saturday Lotto wins, each worth $2.1 million, landed in the Northern Rivers region on the weekend, prompting immediate celebrations by a pair of Lismore friends and a Wollongbar woman.
 
The two entries were among the 14 division one winning entries in Saturday Lotto draw 4535 on Saturday 4 January 2025. Each division one winning entry pocketed $2,142,857.15.
 
Last year, the Northern Rivers region was home to six major lottery wins worth more than $5.1 million.
 
The winning entries were purchased at Lismore Square News, Shop 78, Lismore Shopping Square, 95 Diadem Street, Lismore, and Alstonville Newsagency, Shop 2, 79-83 Main Street, Alstonville.

“You ripper!”: Lismore mates share $2.1 million Lotto loot 

A pair of Lismore mates have declared 2025 is their year after scoring division one in the weekend’s Saturday Lotto draw.
 
“Jesus Christ! You ripper!” one of the friends exclaimed when the enormity of his win was revealed.
 
“I’m here with my mate. We go halves in a Lotto ticket.
 
“Bring on retirement, I say! This will set us both up for retirement.
 
“It’s unbelievable.

“We’re sitting here just having coffee and looking at each other in shock. We’re trying to get coffee in our gobs without spilling it.

“It should be a good year for us! It will be great!”
 
Their winning System 8 QuickPick entry was purchased at Lismore Square News, Shop 78, Lismore Shopping Square, 95 Diadem Street, Lismore. 

Wollongbar woman eyes overseas travel with Saturday Lotto win

A Wollongbar woman is looking forward to future overseas adventures and flying in style after pocketing $2.1 million in Saturday Lotto.
 
“Bugger me! Is this right?” the woman questioned when her prize was confirmed.
 
“I checked my ticket on my iPad and thought, ‘this can’t be right’.
 
“You know, a thousand things go through your head.
 
“It’s like most things. I’ve been playing for years, but you don’t expect to ever win!
 
“Thank you for making my day so happy.

“There’s lots of things I want to do, including helping my family.  But I’d also like to go on an overseas holiday, and trust me, I’ll be flying at the pointy end of the plane!” 

Her winning entry was purchased at Alstonville Newsagency, Shop 2, 79-83 Main Street, Alstonville.
 
Alstonville Newsagency owners Ray and Maree Smith said they were thrilled to sell another division one winning entry.
 
“We’ve been sharing the news with all our customers and they’re delighted to hear Alstonville is once again in the winner’s circle,” Ray said.
 
“We don’t like to skite, but Alstonville Newsagency has been extremely lucky over the past 10 years. We’ve now sold four division one prizes as well as six Lucky Lotteries 1st Prizes. This division one win is our biggest to date.
 
“This is going to be life-changing for our lucky winner and a fantastic way to start 2025.”