Good Friday lived up to its name for a Coolum Beach woman who was left stunned after discovering her Weekday Windfall ticket had made her a millionaire.
The Sunshine Coast resident held the only division one winning entry nationally in Weekday Windfall draw 4535, drawn Friday 18 April, and looks forward to a neat $1 million.
The Sunshine Coast has already seen five major individual lottery wins in 2025 worth more than $6.26 million.
In addition, one local took home $4.71 million after sharing last Tuesday’s $70 million Oz Lotto jackpot with their ticket from Noosa Village News in Noosaville.
“I’m very excited,” the winning woman revealed when speaking to an official from The Lott earlier this morning.
“It still doesn’t feel real. I keep thinking I’m going to wake up and it’ll all be a dream.
“I checked my ticket while watching the telly, just winding down for the night. When I saw the win, I couldn’t believe it.
“I just said, ‘Oh em gee!’ and sat there staring at the ticket for a good few minutes.
“Normally, I only ever win something small, and then I treat myself to another ticket.
“We treated ourselves to some cocktails on the weekend to celebrate!”
When asked what she’d do with her newfound fortune, the Queenslander said it would be a perfect addition to her retirement fund.
“It will help our retirement fund that we’re building.
“Thank you so much.”
