A Drummoyne shopper is set to have an especially happy New Year after scratching one of the top prizes of $25,000 on a $2 Instant Scratch-Its ticket.
The winning $2 Festive Fun Instant Scratch-Its ticket was purchased at Nextra Birkenhead Point, Shop 125, Birkenhead Point Shopping Centre, Drummoyne.
But who the winner is and how they plan to use their instant windfall will remain a mystery, as the ticketholder has chosen to remain completely anonymous and celebrate in private.
NSW Lotteries spokesperson Ally Ramsamy said with the winner’s bank balance set to balloon by $25,000 just before the New Year, there was no doubt this Drummoyne shopper had extra reasons to celebrate this festive season.
“Imagine heading into the New Year knowing you’ve won a $25,000 top prize on an Instant Scratch-Its ticket. What a way to start 2019!” she said.
“While we don’t know how our latest top prize winner will use their instant windfall, in the past other Instant Scratch-Its winners have gone on incredible holidays, paid off their mortgages or bought flash new cars.
“A woman who won a major prize around this time last year even changed her New Year’s Eve plans at short notice and headed straight to New York to celebrate her win.”
Nextra Birkenhead Point owner Sarkis Ndaira said the outlet was thrilled to have sold a winning top prize Instant Scratch-Its ticket.
“We are feeling great about i!t,” Sarkis exclaimed.
“It is good to know that we have delivered a win to one of our customers!
“I think we have made someone’s year! What a great time of year to win –heading into 2019 $25,000 richer!
“I can imagine it would’ve felt like a great late Christmas present for them.
“We have sold a few big prizes in the past, but we were certainly due for another. Hopefully we sell some more big winning tickets to our customers soon!”
Last financial year, there were 158 Instant Scratch-Its top prize winners across the Lott’s jurisdictions who collectively took home more than $11.28 million.
The latest range of Instant Scratch-Its tickets are available now at NSW Lotteries outlets. It can happen in an instant. It could happen to you.
