Ten lucky Ipswich shoppers are part-owners of a $2.5 million windfall after their syndicate entry, bought at Ipswich City Mall Newsagent, won division one.
The local syndicate, “Saturday Dreaming,” held one of just eight division one winning entries across Australia in Saturday Gold game number 4559. This win occurred on Saturday, 29 March 2025. Each ten-member group in the Ipswich syndicate received a share worth $250,000.84.
The winning numbers that secured the multi-million dollar sum were 36, 3, 17, 1, 21, and 41, while the supplementary numbers were 24 and 30.
Shares in the winning syndicate were all purchased from Ipswich City Mall Newsagent in the Ipswich City Mall shopping centre. Pauline Williamson, the owner of the newsagency, expressed her delight at the outlet selling its first division one winning entry. She noted that this significant win was a long time coming after owning the business for ten years.
Williamson shared that she came to work on her day off to celebrate the news with her staff. She described selling the winning syndicate shares to ten deserving local customers as a great honour and wished them all the best with their life-changing win, expressing hope that such wins might happen more often.
Officials are urging anyone who bought a syndicate share for the game to check if they are one of the winners. While syndicate members whose entries were registered to The Lott Members Club have likely been contacted, others may still be unaware of their win. The Lott spokesperson Matt Hart confirmed that several syndicate members held unregistered entries and might not know they are part of the winning group.
He strongly encouraged anyone who purchased a share in a store syndicate for that specific Saturday Gold game to check their ticket promptly. This can be done at a licensed outlet, through The Lott website, or via The Lott app. Anyone holding a winning share is advised to call The Lott directly on 131 868 to claim their winnings.
The Ipswich win was one of eight division one wins awarded nationally in game number 4559. Two winning entries were sold in Queensland, New South Wales, and Western Australia, with one each in Victoria and the ACT.
According to The Lott, this contributes to the organisation’s total of 354 division one wins across its jurisdictions in the current financial year (FY25). Golden Casket customers in Queensland account for 89 of these wins. Looking back at 2024, the Saturday Gold game created 149 millionaires throughout Australia, with 316 division one winning entries sharing more than $400.2 million in winnings.
Published Date 07-April-2025
