Port Macquarie Man Wins AU$1.1 Million Lottery Jackpot

A man from Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia, won a AU$1.1 million jackpot after feeling lucky and buying a lottery ticket. Nine players scored division one prizes from Saturday Lotto's latest drawing.

The fortunate man purchased his 36-game QuickPick entry from Settlement City Newsagency and Post at Car Bay Street and Park Street in Port Macquarie. He decided to enter Saturday Lotto’s draw 4727 on Saturday, November 7, 2026.

The owners of the news agency that sold the winning entry, Bhavna and Nikhil Jotsinghani, admitted that this marks the third major prize they have sold so far. The winner is entitled to a prize of AU$1,111,111.12. The winner realized he won on Sunday when his wife told him about an email claiming he had won a 'major prize'. The winner said he doesn’t play every week, but he was walking past and thought, 'I’m feeling lucky today!'. The winner and his wife plan to pay off their mortgage and plan their retirement with the lottery windfall.