It’s been a winning start to the week for the Shellharbour region, with a Barrack Heights grandfather scoring a $200,00 lottery prize, and a Blackbutt mother landing a $100,00 lottery prize.
So far in 2021, there have been eight major Lucky Lotteries prizes won in the Illawarra and Southeast New South Wales region, collectively worth more than $900,000.
Barrack Heights grandfather and best friend to share $200,000 Lucky Lotteries win
Persistence has paid off for a pair of Barrack Heights best friends who scored $200,000 in today’s Lucky Lotteries Mega Jackpot draw after playing for several years.
The New South Wales man won the guaranteed 1st Prize of $200,000 in Lucky Lotteries Mega Jackpot draw 1553, drawn Monday 13 December 2021.
“Oh s***! Wow! I’m shaking,” he yelled when an official from The Lott called to reveal the life-enhancing news.
“Oh my god! I’ve had a terrible couple of years, so this has really made my day!
“This entry is shared between my best mate and I. We always go halves on lottery entries. I can’t wait to tell him the news this afternoon!
“He’s the fortunate one! He seems to always win. I’ve never won anything major in my life. The most I’ve ever won is $600, but $200,000 is on another level.
“He has always said to me, ‘you need to pick your game up’, and today I’ve proved him right.
“I thought this was a scam. I’m always being hit with telemarketing calls, and I was so close to hanging up on you. I’m glad I didn’t!
“I have absolutely no idea what I’ll do with the prize. I’m too mind-boggled to think!” he shared.
“I am visiting one of my daughters interstate after not seeing her for a couple of years due to the pandemic, so maybe we can all celebrate the windfall as a family.”
His winning entry of 10 random numbers was purchased online at thelott.com – the official home of Australia’s lotteries.
Blackbutt mother’s tough year turned around with $100,000 Lucky Lotteries windfall!
A Blackbutt woman’s ‘tough year’ has been turned around this morning after she answered the phone to the life-enhancing news she’d scored $100,000 in Lucky Lotteries Super Jackpot.
The Shellharbour resident won the guaranteed 1st Prize of $100,000 in Lucky Lotteries Super Jackpot draw 10510, drawn Monday 13 December 2021.
As well as winning the 1st Prize, the ecstatic winner also won a consolation prize of $1,000, boosting her total windfall of $101,000.
Straight after the draw, an official from The Lott dialled the joyful woman, who was busy getting ready for work.
“Is this true? Oh my god! This is a miracle!” she happily cried.
“I’m shaking! I’m anxious! I can’t believe this.
“I’ve had such a tough year where a lot of bad things have happened. It’s been so hard, so this will help my family tremendously.
“I just can’t wait to get off the phone and tell my family the news! I’m in shock.
“I’ve been playing lottery for years. It’s so exciting to see a win come my way, especially before Christmas.
“Thank you! Thank you!
“I’ll pay off some bills and most importantly, help my children.
“We will definitely celebrate the good fortune as a family!”
Her winning entry of three random numbers was purchased online at thelott.com – the official home of Australia’s lotteries.
The Lucky Lotteries Mega Jackpot prize is now $5.56 million for draw 1554, while the Lucky Lotteries Super Jackpot prize is now $5.18 million for draw 10511.
In the 12 months to 30 June 2021, 136 Lucky Lotteries 1st Prize and Jackpot winning entries across Australia won more than $46.09 million.
During this time, the biggest Lucky Lotteries prize was won by a Coolangatta man who scored a Mega Jackpot prize of $9.41 million in May 2021.
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.