A Mackay mum will have a jolly good Christmas, after astonishingly winning $1 million in the Wednesday Windfall — a prize she initially misread as just $10, prompting a vow never to forget her glasses again.
The Queenslander held the only division one winning entry nationally in Weekday Windfall draw 4635, on Monday 8 December 2025. She can look forward to a clean $1 million paid just in time for Christmas.
The gleeful winner shared that she burst into tears of joy upon discovering she was a millionaire and looks forward to owning her own home.
Her winning 5-game QuickPick entry was purchased via The Lott app – the official home of Australia’s lotteries.
A Mackay mum will never forget to bring her glasses again after initially misreading her incredible $1 million Wednesday Windfall win as just $10.
The Queenslander held the only division one winning entry nationally in Weekday Windfall draw 4635, on Monday 8 December 2025. She can look forward to a clean $1 million paid just in time for Christmas.
When an official from The Lott finally reached her, the ecstatic winner revealed she always played a subscription ticket, allowing her to “set and forget” and let fate do its thing.
“I’m very ecstatic and very happy!” she cheered.
“I just have a subscription. It’s good because I just set it and forget it.
“I always say, ‘You’ve got to be in it to win it!’.
“I had a quick glance, but I didn’t have my glasses on, so I thought I’d won $10.
“Then when I had a chance to look at it properly, I went ‘Holy moly!’. I just cried and cried with joy.
“It’s something I’ve been wishing for.
“I’ve always wanted to own my own home to leave as a legacy for my children and now I can.
“I’m very grateful! Thank you!”
Her winning 5-game QuickPick entry was purchased via The Lott app – the official home of Australia’s lotteries.
The winning numbers in Weekday Windfall draw 4635 on Monday 8 December 2025 were 26, 40, 6, 39, 37 and 12, while the supplementary numbers were 24 and 7.
Across Australia, there was one division one winning entry in Weekday Windfall draw 4635 – the one in Queensland.
The Lott’s division one winning tally has now reached 407 so far in 2025, including 94 won by Golden Casket customers.
In FY25, Weekday Windfall created 94 millionaires across Australia.
During this time, there were 99 division one winning Weekday Windfall entries across Australia, which collectively won $105 million.
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