A Lotteries first: Choose between a $3M Prize Home or $3M in cashable gold

Oh, do we have a nugget of news for you that’s worth its weight in gold! We couldn’t be more excited to announce that for the first time ever, the lucky winner of our $3 million Coolum Beach House will have the chance to choose between keeping this amazing Prize Home OR taking the $3 million prize value in cashable gold bullion!

With the global gold market surging and the price of gold hitting all-time highs multiple times across 2025, it’s only fair that our winners have the opportunity to cash-in as well!

Beginning a golden new era of flexibility and freedom for Endeavour Foundation Lottery winners, this option now makes it even easier to make your million dollar dreams a reality. Just imagine what could be possible!

Choosing to ‘cash in’ on your win is now even easier

Having the option to trade your Prize Home for gold is especially exciting news if you’re a winner that knows from the get-go that you want to ‘cash in’ rather than ‘move in’.

That’s because you’ll no longer need to wait for the property title to clear and then go through the lengthy process of selling the home to see your prize transform into a pile of cash.

Choosing the gold also means that instead of rolling the dice in the real estate market, you’re guaranteed $3 million worth of gold bullion at the time of prize handover, courtesy of our gold Bullion partner, Ainslie Bullion.

If you make the decision to cash it in straight away, the funds could be transferred to your bank account (less the necessary transfer fees) within just a week or two after receiving that life-changing call, which means you could be ‘in the money’ even sooner than you think!

Why gold could be a great investment

Even if you’re keen to hang onto your windfall as an investment, choosing gold over real estate might be the right option for you.

After all, a stockpile of gold bullion is, without a doubt, easier to maintain than an investment property, plus there’s no need to organise tenants.

If you leave your gold in the safe hands of Ainslie Bullion, all you need to do is sit back and relax, with one eye on the stock market.  

Recent market trends have shown that gold is becoming increasingly popular as an investment in unstable global economic times.

In 2025, the gold price surged by more than 50%, and has started 2026 at around $4,600 USD ($6,900 AUD).

What does $3 million of gold actually look like?

If you’re going to manifest winning $3 million in gold, you’re going to need to some visuals to put on your vision board to bring it to life.

As of January 2026, a 400-ounce gold bar is worth roughly about AUD $2.7 million.

Measuring about 28cm x 9.5cm x 5cm they’re the perfect size to hold in two hands. (Isn’t it amazing that you can even hold the best part of $3 million in two hands?)

In metric terms, that hefty gold bar equates to about 12 kilograms, which is about as heavy as 120 Wonka Bars (golden ticket included) or roughly the weight of your average two-year old toddler.

Or, if you want to picture it in terms of pirate loot, the full $3 million in gold would see about 440 gold coins piled up in your treasure chest. That’s a nice haul even by Captain Jack Sparrow’s standard. And nobody needs to walk the plank to get it. Winning.

Of course, if you’re planning on cashing it in, you could also add to your vision board a pic or two of what you’d do with all that money. From the car you’ve always dreamt of, to your dream travel destination, it’s certainly the time to dream big.

What would you do if you won?

It’s a three-million-dollar question: if you won this stunning $3 million Coolum Prize Home, would you choose to keep your stunning new beach house or would you choose to take the $3 million in cashable gold?

For your chance to win this first-of-its-kind Endeavour Prize Home Lottery, and possibly the biggest decision of your life, enter now.