A Broken Hill man has discovered his very own pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, scratching one of the top prizes of $10,000 on a $1 Luck of the Irish Instant Scratch-Its ticket.
The winning ticket was purchased at Lindsays Auto & Essentials, 1 Blende Street, Broken Hill.
“I was at home and scratched the ticket late last week,” he explained.
“I didn’t believe it when I saw that I’d won $10,000! I had to take it outside into the sun so I could read it properly and double check!
“I had been on a bit of a winning streak after I was gifted a few scratchies from a friend.
“I cashed in the winning tickets for a few more and that’s when I won!
“It definitely took a little while for the news to sink in!”
Timing is everything and the winner revealed his instant windfall couldn’t have arrived at a better moment in his life.
“The prize has come at a really great time, I only recently retired,” he said.
“We’re going to do some home renovations which will be a great little project for us.”
Lindsays Auto & Essentials employee Amie Regnier said she was thrilled to know the outlet had sold a top prize winning Instant Scratch-Its ticket.
“I can’t wait to share the news with our customers!” she exclaimed.
“Congratulations to the winner, we hope they enjoy their prize!”
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 NSW Lotteries outlets.
It can happen in an instant. It could happen to you.
