Saturday Lotto: Rockingham woman plans three-day work week and dream house after winning $1.69 million
We'd all love to work a three-day week — and for one Rockingham resident it has become a reality after scooping the loot in Saturday Lotto.
The woman, in her 50s, said she was in 'total shock' when she found out she had won $1.69 million.
And she took home the jackpot on May 17 with the same numbers she had been playing for the past 30 years.
'I was in total shock when I got the call, I could not believe it,' the winner, who bought her ticket online, said.
'I was in disbelief. It's life changing.'
She said was working from home when she got the call and had trouble hearing before moving outside for a better signal.
She quickly went back inside to share the good news with her wife.
As well as the winner cutting back work to three days, the couple also plan to build their dream home.
'It's something I had hoped would be possible down the track, now I can really make it happen,' the winner said.
Lotterywest spokeswoman Zoe Wender said that since the start of 2025, Saturday Lotto had created 23 division one wins in WA, sharing in more than $28 million in prizes.
'Last weekend's Saturday Lotto draw produced a trio of WA division one wins worth $1.2 million each, sold in Ellenbrook, Albany and Yokine,' she said.
'We hope to make more dreams become realities for WA players in tonight's $50 million Powerball jackpot.'
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