The mystery $1.4 million Saturday Lotto prize winner that purchased a ticket in Queanbeyan has come forward.

What started as a casual scroll through Facebook ended in a life-changing revelation for a Queanbeyan man, who discovered he was holding the winning ticket.

The Southern Tablelands region player held one of the seven division one winning entries nationally in Saturday Lotto draw 4595, drawn Saturday 2 August 2025. Each division one winning entry pocketed $1,428,571.43.

As the winning entry wasn’t registered to The Lott Members Club, officials from The Lott had no way of contacting the ticketholder and had to wait for him to check his ticket and come forward.

His winning entry was purchased at Karabar Newsagency, in Queanbeyan.

When speaking to an official from The Lott days after the winning numbers were drawn, the stunned winner confessed he’d barely slept a wink since checking his winning ticket.

“I’ve been blown away ever since I checked my ticket,” he said.

“I was scrolling through Facebook when I saw a post about a mystery Saturday Lotto winner in the area.

“I had a check of the winning numbers, and they all seemed to match my ticket.

“I couldn’t believe it. I had to double-check the results and my ticket a few times.

“I had a pretty sleepless night after that.

“I was tossing and turning, not sure whether it was real or not.”

With $1.4 million soon to boost his bank account, the winning man shared there were plenty of things he’d like to do with his prize.

“First things first, I’m wiping out my mortgage,” he shared.

“I’m also getting closer to retirement age, so it’ll help make things easy.

“There’s too many different things I could do. I’ll let the dust settle for now.”

EARLIER, 4 AUGUST:

A mystery Queanbeyan resident or visitor has become a newly-minted millionaire in the weekend’s Saturday Lotto draw, winning more than $1.4 million.

The winning entry was purchased at Karabar Newsagency in Queanbeyan.

As the ticket was unregistered, the owner of this newfound fortune is being encouraged to come forward to The Lott.

The Southern Tablelands region player held one of seven division one winning entries nationally in Saturday Lotto draw 4595, drawn on Saturday 2 August 2025. Each division one winning entry pocketed $1,428,571.43.

The winning numbers were 24, 40, 42, 21, 45 and 1 while the supplementary numbers were 16 and 9.

Karabar Newsagency manager Mara said she was over the moon to have sold a division one winning ticket and had no doubt the winning news would spark excitement and hope in the local community.

“That’s amazing! Just great news to start our week,” she said.

“I’m just over the moon to hear we’ve sold a division one winning ticket and I really hope it’s a local who has won.

“It’s an absolute privilege to be of service to our local community and I can’t contain my excitement.”

Mara said selling a division one winning ticket made the experience real for the newsagency and its customers.

“It’s going to spark excitement and hope in our town,” she said.

“We wish our mystery player happiness and enjoyment with their prize!”

The Lott spokesperson Eliza Wregg encouraged anybody who purchased a Saturday Lotto ticket from Karabar Newsagency to check their ticket as soon as possible. She said the winner can contact The Lott on 131 868 to begin the process of claiming their prize.

Support for anyone affected by gambling is available via gamblinghelponline.org.au or call 1800 858 858.

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