A trio of Highfields mates are celebrating today after their long-running private syndicate scored division one in the weekend’s Saturday Gold Lotto draw.
 
The friends’ entry was one of seven division one winning entries across Australia in Saturday Gold Lotto draw 3833 on 14 April 2018. Each entry won the division one prize of $580,653.79.
 
Speaking to a Golden Casket official this morning to confirm their win, the syndicate leader recounted how he discovered the dream-come-true news.
 
“I was dumbfounded! I was watching the football and thought I better check our numbers. I started ticking them off and then I said to the missus ‘can you check this?’. 
 
“Then I had to ring everyone up – there’s three of us in it!  We’re all over the moon!


“It’s great. I was nervous as anything. I couldn’t sleep Saturday night – I had about an hour’s sleep.”

 
The three long-time friends are already planning to use their Gold Lotto windfall on home renovations, holidays and helping family members.
 
“We’ve been playing those numbers for 22 years! We’ve each got a few things we’re going to do with our share.
 
“It’s beautiful. I didn’t think it would ever happen.”
 
The friends’ winning marked 12-game entry was purchased at Highfields News, Shop 6, Highfields Village Shopping centre, 66 Highfields Road, Highfields.
 
Highfields News owner Shaun Brady said it was “awesome” to have sold another division one winning entry.
 
“We’re really excited that someone local has won it. It shows that it really does happen to everyday people. 
 
“We last sold a division one winning entry about 15 years ago so we were well overdue. Hopefully, this gets the ball rolling and we can get another one for our customers soon.”
 
The six winning numbers in Saturday Gold Lotto draw 3833 on Saturday 14 April 2018 were 38, 17, 7, 18, 9 and 10, while the supplementary numbers were 20 and 35.
 
Across Australia, there were seven division one winning entries – four from Queensland, one from the ACT and two from Western Australia. 
 
The Lott’s division one winning tally has now reached 338 so far this financial year, including 85 won by Golden Casket customers.