Saturday Gold Lotto results: Toowoomba man comes forward to claim $3.3million prize

A Toowoomba antheral who continued playing his precocious wife's favourite lotto numbers has won $3.3million successful the weekend's Saturday Gold Lotto draw.

The retiree held 1 of six part 1 winning tickets successful gully 4571.

At first, Lottery officials struggled to interaction the antheral arsenic his registered telephone fig was disconnected.

When the retiree came guardant aft checking his summons himself, helium said helium 'could not believe' his luck.

'I've been playing Gold Lotto since it archetypal started,' helium said.

'The astir I've ever won connected a Gold Lotto summons was $600, and I thought that was memorable.

'I'm a widower. My precocious woman and I person a acceptable of numbers that we utilized to play together.'

He said helium has played his wife's numbers ever since she passed away, but besides threw successful QuickPick numbers erstwhile a larger prize was connected offer.

'The lone bummer is that she's not present to observe the triumph with me. We utilized to play together,' helium said.

'It would've been bully to stock this infinitesimal with her, but she's looking down connected me.'

The victor said helium would beryllium successful interaction with his fiscal advisor earlier making immoderate large decisions regarding the win.

'I'll astir apt stock the triumph astir a bit,' helium said.

His 12-game QuickPick introduction was purchased astatine Campbell's News & Casket successful Toowoomba.

The winning numbers were 1, 35, 18, 25, 45 and 38, portion the supplementary numbers were 4 and 16.

Across Australia, determination were six part 1 winning entries successful Saturday Gold Lotto gully 4571 – 3 successful New South Wales, 2 successful Victoria and 1 successful Queensland.

The Lott's part 1 winning tally has present reached 402 truthful acold successful the fiscal year, including 104 won by Golden Casket customers.