A family man from Berwick is merrily mapping out how he’ll use his windfall of $1,000 a week for the next five years – one of the top prizes he won on a $5 Instant Scratch-Its Live the Life ticket.
“Mate, it was fantastic!” the thrilled Melbourne man exclaimed when speaking with a Tatts official to claim his prize.
“My wife and I bought four Instant Scratch-Its on the weekend and this was the first one I scratched. We looked at each other for about half an hour asking ‘Is it? Isn’t it?’.
“You know it in your own head, but until you guys could confirm it you just can’t quite believe it. You wonder if it is real or if there has been a mistake.
“It’s a surreal feeling I can tell you.”
The thrilled winner purchased his top prize winning Instant Scratch-Its from Berwick Springs Lotto & News, Kiosk 2, Eden Rise Village, 1 O’Shea Road, Berwick.
The Berwick Instant Scratch-Its aficionado admitted he was reluctant to leave his winning ticket anywhere until he could deliver it to Tatts’ doorstep.
“We didn’t leave the house all weekend. We haven’t gone out. We didn’t want to leave the house in case there was a fire or something. These are the strange things that go through your mind,” he laughed.
“I looked for somewhere safe to put the ticket and I ended up shoving it in an old birthday card in the drawer.
“This weekend we’re going to sit down and work on our bucket list. That’s how we’ll treat it. We won’t go nuts. It’s a good way to get the prize – having something each week. We can plan it out and that’s really exciting.
“One thing’s for sure – we’ll have a nice family Christmas this year!”
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 Tatts outlets.
It can happen in an instant. It could happen to you.