Another Coaster strikes gold with Lotto win

THE Gold Coast is home to another Lotto winner after a woman from Varsity Lakes took home $672, 883.61 in Saturday’s draw.

The woman said she was still geting goose bumps when she thought about how she was one of six division one winners from across the country.

When a Golden Casket official made contact with the winner yesterday, she said she had been standing by the phone waiting to confirm her winning news.

“Wow! Goose Yahoo,” she said.

“I found out yesterday morning! I went to the computer bumps! and typed in the numbers – I couldn’t believe what I was looking at.

“I was thinking ‘I hope I won $20, that would be great’. So it was very surprising. “It’s a bit overwhelming.” The woman in her 50s said she knew exactly how she would spend her Gold Lotto windfall. “No more mortgage! That will be great.”

She also plans to treat her family, who are at the top of her Lotto wishlist, with a holiday.

The woman, who wishes to remain anonymous, purchased her 12-game QuickPick entry at NewsXpress Treetops Plaza, Shop 5, 7 Classic Way, Burleigh Waters.

NewsXpress Treetops Plaza owner Jing Li said she was happily celebrating her outlet selling its second division one winning entry.

“It’s exciting. We sold one last year so it’s great to have another one,” she said.