A man from Queensland is celebrating his second major lottery win this year, taking home $3.75 million this time from Saturday's Gold Lotto draw which saw $30 million mega prize split among eight winning tickets on the weekend.
Remarkably, it’s the second major lottery win for the Forest Lake dad, who landed a $2.8 million prize earlier this year. He has banked $6.5 million over the past six months.
The Brisbane resident was left questioning his sanity after checking his ticket and seeing another multimillion-dollar win.
“I can’t believe it’s happened again,” he gasped.
“Wow! Thank you so much. I had a double-take when I checked it this morning.
“I just thought to myself, ‘Wow, this is unbelievable’. Winning twice is magical.
“I told my siblings this morning and my sister said to me, ‘Is this real? What are the chances?’.
“My brother rang up all of his friends and they got together to celebrate.
“Some might question why I continue to play but I thought I’d give it another shot to continue to help out my family.
“We’re all so shocked.”
When asked what he planned to do with another multi-million-dollar boost, the white-collar worker shared it would help him work on himself.
“Last time, I used most of the win to help set up my family,” he said.
“Now, I’ll be able to donate to a lot of charities, buy myself a property and travel the world!
“This really gives me the freedom to travel everywhere. I want to see all of the world!
“I’m still working. I love what I do. I work in the medical sector, and I really enjoy giving back to those less fortunate.”
The winning numbers in Saturday Lotto draw 4481 on 29 June 2024 were 30, 24, 44, 21, 45 and 10, while the supplementary numbers were 31 and 28. Across Australia, there were eight division one winning entries in Saturday Lotto draw 4481 – four Queensland, two in Tasmania and one each in New South Wales and South Australia.
You can find the details of this draw here: Eight Aussies Bank $30 Million Saturday Megadraw
