A merry crew of New South Wales players had a Christmas to remember after the state scored all three division one winning entries from the weekend’s Saturday Lotto draw.

The division one winning entries were held by a Caringbah couple, a Caddens man and a 10-person syndicate from Moonee Beach. Each division one winning entry in Saturday Lotto draw 4427 on 23 December 2023 scored a division one prize of $1,781,845.94.

Caringbah couple start house shopping with Saturday Lotto loot

A Caringbah couple has confessed they initially thought they’d only won a fraction of their $1.7 million Saturday Lotto prize.

“When I first looked at the ticket, I thought it was $171,000, not $1.7 million! Then I looked again at the comas and thought, ‘is that for me?’,” the winning husband laughed.

“Then I just went blank. It’s just beautiful.

“We’ve been trying to buy a house for us and the kids like everyone else, but now the worries of money have been lifted.

“It’s truly changed our lives. You’ve basically won a house! It’s a paid-off house.

“We’ve already started looking online at what’s around.

The winning entry was purchased at Caringbah Village Newsagency, Shop 6, Caringbah Shopping Village, 58 President Avenue, Caringbah.

Caringbah Village Newsagency owner Steve Sutton said he was thrilled to help deliver a Christmas surprise to one of his customers.

“We were thrilled that this has also happened so close to Christmas and the holiday period, and that the lucky winner had such a great Christmas surprise and end to 2023,” he said.

“We’ve sold about 20 division one winning tickets over the 25 years I’ve owned the store. The last time was in March 2018 so it’s great to have another one.

“Our customers will be over the moon - being a small family-owned business, we have great ongoing relationships with some of our loyal customers who have been with us for over 25 years.

“We wish our latest winner all the very best and a big congratulations!”

Caddens man’s family birthdates deliver Christmas Eve surprise

A Caddens man was spending a quiet Christmas Eve morning with his family when he discovered he had become an overnight millionaire.

“You’re a legend! Mate, you’re a legend!” the winner exclaimed when the enormity of the prize was revealed.

“I had no idea. This is awesome!  You’re a champion!

“I’m a regular player and always use my family birthdates.

“This is a lovely Christmas gift!

“This buys us a house – we were just about to sign a new lease but now we’ll just buy somewhere.

“All the family are here just shaking their heads!

“This is awesome!”

The man’s winning marked 18-game entry was purchased online at thelott.com – the official home of Australia’s lotteries.

“Saturday Nite Fever” syndicate delivers Saturday Lotto chills to 10 Moonee Beach players

Ten Moonee Beach players received a pre-Christmas boost after their syndicate scored one of the division one prizes in the weekend’s Saturday Lotto draw.

Each member of the 10-person syndicate, called “Saturday Nite Fever”, receives a share worth $178,868.19.

Shares into the winning syndicate were purchased at Moonee Beach News & Gifts, Moonee Beach Market Shopping Centre, 2B Moonee Beach Road, Moonee Beach.

Moonee Beach News & Gifts owner Jason Hickson said he was over the moon some of his regular and loyal customers had won big.

“I’m so excited for the winners as most are regular customers of ours. What an awesome Christmas present!” he said.

“This is also our first division one win since taking over the outlet six months ago, but the outlet has had three over the past six years.

“Congratulations to all our winners!”