A Pyrmont woman is set to combine her birthday bash with a housewarming party after unlocking the door to home ownership with a $1.3 million Saturday Lotto win over the weekend.
 
The Sydneysider held one of the five division one winning entries nationally in Saturday Lotto draw 4617, drawn Saturday 18 October 2025. Each division one winning entry scored $1,303,392.97.
 
When we spoke with the winning woman, she shared that she hadn’t stopped checking her ticket all day.
 
“I can’t believe it! I never thought this would happen!” she said.
 
“It’s the biggest win of my life. It’s crazy.
 
“I buy a ticket most weeks but sometimes forget. I actually got this ticket very last minute on Saturday afternoon.
 
“It was just a QuickPick that only cost me $11.

“I missed your calls this morning but when I saw who was calling, I quickly checked my app, and I think I opened and closed it about 1,000 times after I saw how much I’d won.”

With $1.3 million heading her way, the ecstatic winner shared she could finally buy her first apartment and celebrate big on her upcoming birthday.
 
“I’m going to buy an apartment!” she said.
 
“It’s also my 40th birthday next year. I’ve been wanting to plan something big for that, so now I definitely can.
 
“It’s my biggest birthday present ever!”
 
Her winning 12-game QuickPick entry was purchased via The Lott app – the official home of Australia’s lotteries.