An Angle Vale couple’s morning tea scones came with more than just a dash of extra cream today, but the revelation of their support for National Seniors Australia had scored them a $250,000 Play For Purpose prize.
The First Prize Pack from Play For Purpose Raffle 22, drawn Friday 15 March 2024, features $250,000 in cashable gold bullion.
The South Australian seniors purchased their winning ticket in support of National Seniors Australia, revealing the charity was one close to their hearts.
“Is this for real?! Oh my god, I can’t believe it. We never win anything!” the winning husband cheered when an official from Play For Purpose revealed their newfound fortune.
“We’re at the shops having scones for St Patrick's Day. What a wonderful surprise!
“I saw an ad for Play For Purpose online. I checked that it was a genuine raffle and I saw I could purchase a ticket in support of National Seniors Australia. I thought ‘Well, I’ll have a go at that!’.
“We chose to support National Seniors Australia because we’re both seniors ourselves. We’re finding it a bit tough now, so we wanted to support other seniors in a similar boat.
“Well, lucky me! This is only our second or third time playing too!
“I don’t believe it. I really don’t believe it.
“It’s certainly going to make our lives a lot easier. We’ll help our children out too.
“We’ll get them together after this and tell them the great news.
“Thank you so much. We can’t wait to celebrate and tell our friends.”
National Seniors Australia CEO, Chris Grice was over the moon for their winning supporters.
“It’s fantastic to see another supporter of National Seniors Australia win the major prize in the Play For Purpose raffle,” he said.
“Every time someone buys a ticket and supports the National Seniors Australia cause, it helps us to continue our important work advocating and supporting seniors on issues like Aged Care, Pension Poverty and Cost of Living.”
The winning couple purchased their entry at playforpurpose.com.au.
Other major prize winners were from across Australia, including Wishart in Queensland, Mermaid Waters in Queensland, Chapel Hill in Queensland and Balmain in New South Wales, who won second, third, fourth and fifth prize packages in support of Dreams2Live4, Children’s Hospital Foundation, National Seniors Australia and The Kids’ Cancer Project.
The next Play For Purpose raffle is open at playforpurpose.com.au.
About Play For Purpose
Play For Purpose is a not-for-profit raffle that helps to raise funds for charities and grassroot sports programs in Aussie communities.
Play For Purpose helps Aussie lottery players support causes close to their hearts, while also giving them the chance to win hundreds of prizes, including a $250,000 First Prize Pack.
Since 2018, Play For Purpose has created more than 51,000 winners and raised over $9 million for charitable causes.
Tickets into a Play For Purpose raffle are $10, with $5 from every ticket sold going directly to a charity or sports program of the player’s choosing, with the remaining $5 used to fund prizes and administration costs.
Play For Purpose is conducted by the 50-50 Foundation and made possible by The Lott, the official home of Australia’s lotteries.
As part of its support of community organisations, The Lott provides resources and financial support to every Play For Purpose raffle. This support reduces raffle administration costs which means more money from every ticket you buy goes to a good cause.
The 50-50 Foundation is an ACNC registered charity that has operated more than 1,000 charity raffles and raised funds for more than 500 charities and sports foundations since 2012.