06 December 24

Check your tickets, Newcastle! Mystery player snags $100,000 Lucky Lotteries loot

Lucky Lotteries
SNAPSHOT
  • A Jewells resident or visitor is poised to receive a joyous $100,000 boost just in time for Christmas, though they may not yet know it.
  • The mystery ticketholder held the 1st Prize winning entry in Lucky Lotteries Super Jackpot draw 10899, drawn Friday 6 December 2024. They look forward to a total prize of $100,000.
  • If the winner had been part of The Lott Members Club and registered their ticket to a player card or online account, they would have already been alerted to their good fortune. Instead, officials from The Lott are eagerly waiting for the ticketholder to check their ticket and come forward.
  • The winning entry was purchased at newsXpress Jewells, Shops 20-21 Jewellstown Plaza, 75 Ntaba Road, Jewells.

By Eliza Wregg

Updated 6 December 2024 - 1:31 pm,

first published at 6 December 2024 - 1:31 pm

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A Jewells resident or visitor is poised to receive a joyous $100,000 boost just in time for Christmas, though they may not yet know it.

The mystery ticketholder held the 1st Prize winning entry in Lucky Lotteries Super Jackpot draw 10899, drawn Friday 6 December 2024. They look forward to a total prize of $100,000.

If the winner had been part of The Lott Members Club and registered their ticket to a player card or online account, they would have already been alerted to their good fortune. Instead, officials from The Lott are eagerly waiting for the ticketholder to check their ticket and come forward.

The winning entry was purchased at newsXpress Jewells, Shops 20-21 Jewellstown Plaza, 75 Ntaba Road, Jewells.

The Lott spokesperson Eliza Wregg said she hoped the region’s latest 1st Prize winner checked their ticket and came forward soon.

“Our mystery winner is likely oblivious to the fact they’ve scored a life-enhancing win just in time for the festive season!” she said.

“We’re encouraging anyone who purchased a Lucky Lotteries Super Jackpot ticket from newsXpress Jewells to check their tickets today!

“Just imagine how exhilarating it would be to discover you won $100,000 ahead of the holidays and the new year.

“Make sure you check your tickets, and if you discover you are holding the winning ticket, contact The Lott on 131 868 to begin the prize claim process.”

newsXpress Jewells owner James Cairns said he was over the moon to hear his outlet had sold a 1st prize winning entry worth $100,000.

“It’s very exciting to hear we’ve been a part of someone’s major lottery win,” he shared.

“We’ve sold a number of 1st Prize and division one wins over the years, and each one is just as thrilling.

“We hope our mystery player discovers their win soon and can enjoy an extra special Christmas.”

The Lucky Lotteries Mega Jackpot prize is now $3.40 million for draw 1692, while the Lucky Lotteries Super Jackpot prize is now $7.78 million for draw 10900.

In FY24, 147 Lucky Lotteries 1st Prize and Jackpot winning entries across Australia won more than $53.4 million.

Lucky Lotteries Super Jackpot and Lucky Lotteries Mega Jackpot are raffle-style games, which means there is a set number of tickets in each draw. As each ticket number is unique there is no sharing of prizes.

Each game has two draws – one that determines the winning numbers and one that determines the jackpot number. If the jackpot number matches one of the winning numbers, then the Jackpot Prize is won. If the jackpot number does not match one of the winning numbers, the Jackpot Prize will climb for the next draw.

Tickets can be purchased at any licenced lottery outlet, online from thelott.com or via The Lott mobile app.

The official home of Australia’s lotteries, The Lott operates and markets Australia’s leading lottery games customers know and love creating everyday winners, winning every day.

In FY24, more than 132.8 million winners took home more than $4.4 billion in prize money from their favourite games at The Lott, including Saturday Lotto, Weekday Windfall, Powerball, Oz Lotto, Set for Life, Lucky Lotteries, Keno (SA), Super 66, Lotto Strike and Instant Scratch-Its.

Last financial year, Australia’s official lotteries contributed more than $1.8 billion via state lottery taxes and donations to help community initiatives, such as hospitals, health research, disaster relief and education.