An Aspley shopper picked up more than just a newspaper after the $5 Crosswords Instant Scratch-Its ticket they also picked up, scored them one of the top prizes of $100,000.
The winning $5 Crosswords ticket was purchased at Bridgeman Newsagency, Shop 51, 11, 45 & 52 Aspley Hypermarket, 59 Albany Creek Road, Aspley.
However, how the winner plans to spend their $100,000 instant windfall will forever be a mystery as they have chosen to remain completely anonymous and celebrate in private.
Bridgeman Newsagency owner Gloria Forst said she was thrilled one of her regular customers scored such a wonderful top prize.
“We are so thrilled another one of our customers has scored a major prize!” she exclaimed.
“We’ve sold a few Instant Scratch-Its top prizes over the 30 years we’ve been here with the last one sold just last year when another customer scored $10,000 on a $1 scratchie.
“We’ll be telling all of our customers we’ve had another winner as it inspires them all to dream about what they could do if they win a prize!”
Instant Scratch-Its spokesperson Bronwyn Spencer said the Aspley winner was just one of many Instant Scratch-Its top prize winners from Queensland in recent months.
“This Aspley winner is the second Brisbanite to score $100,000 on a $5 Crosswords Instant Scratch-Its ticket so far this year!” she exclaimed.
“However there are still top prizes available on our Crosswords game amongst thousands of other prizes across different prize tiers on all our Instant Scratch-Its games.
“Imagine what you could do with an additional $100,000 in your bank account!
“Many winners tell us they use their Instant Scratch-Its top prize on home renovations, family holidays or upgrading their cars.”
“While we don’t know what big plans the latest Instant Scratch-Its top prize winner has with this windfall, we do know that for many of our winners, seeing that prize in their bank accounts offers a world of opportunities.”
In 2018, 155 Instant Scratch-Its top prize winners collectively took home more than $14.26 million.
During this same time, 25,716,051 winners pocketed more than $205.8 million across all Instant Scratch-Its prize tiers.
Get more out of your Instant Scratch-Its by joining the Scratch eClub at www.thelott.com. The Club offers monthly Birthday Draws and Second Chance Draws, which give you another chance to win on your non-winning tickets.
The latest range of Instant Scratch-Its tickets are available now at Golden Casket outlets.
It can happen in an instant. It could happen to you.