A Brookfield mum has her daughter to thank for her $10,000 Instant Scratch-Its bounty after she nearly threw out her winning ticket thinking it was a ‘dud’.
The Melburnian purchased her winning $1 Cow-A-Bunga-Cash Instant Scratch-Its ticket at Melton Station Lotto, Shop 8, Station Square Shopping Centre, 11-25 Station Street, Melton South.
Speaking with an official from The Lott this morning, the regular scratcher revealed how her instant windfall came about.
“Oh, my goodness! I couldn’t believe it!” she laughed.
“I bought a handful of $1 Instant Scratch-Its tickets on the weekend, and I put the tickets in the side of my car.
“When my daughter and I were sitting in the doctor's waiting room, she asked if I had checked the Instant Scratch-Its tickets that I’d purchased, and I told her that they were in the car.
“She said to me, ‘Why do you keep them in the car? Did you check them?’. So, while we were waiting, I decided to get them out of the car and scratch them.
“As I was scratching the tickets, I said to her, ‘I don’t think I’ve won anything’ as I didn’t see all the numbers come up, and she said to me, ‘Why do you buy them?’.
“I gave the tickets to her to double check, and she said, ‘No, I think you’ve won $10,000!’.
“I thought the tickets had won nothing, and I was close to dismissing them!
“We went straight to the newsagency to confirm with the team members. She put this ticket aside, and I knew something was up.
“She then said to us, ‘It’s a winner! You’ve won $10,000!’.
“I yelled out, ‘Thank the lord! I did it!’.
“You always see people on the news winning on Instant Scratch-Its and lottery games, but you never expect it to happen to you.
“I’ve always wanted to be in one of those news stories, and now I am!”
When asked how she planned to enjoy $10,000, the happy Victorian had a couple of ideas on her wish list.
“It’s been over 25 years since I’ve visited my family overseas, and I think I can finally surprise them,” she said.
“I’d also love to share the prize with those in need – children that need new school equipment or animal shelters that need supplies.
“It’s a great prize!”
The Melton Station Lotto team are thrilled for their winner and wish her all the best with her prize.
In 2021, there were 157 Instant Scratch-Its top prize winners across The Lott’s jurisdictions who collectively took home more than $10 million in top prizes.
During this same time, Instant Scratch-Its players enjoyed more than 29.1 million wins across all prize tiers worth more than $256.26 million. This equates to almost three-quarters of a million dollars won on Instant Scratch-Its every day.
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