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Two Sydneysiders each scooped a sensational $100,000 prize in yesterday’s Lucky Lotteries draws, with a Caringbah man finding his winning ticket stashed at the bottom of a grocery bag, while a Cecil Hills woman has struggled to wrap her head around the enormity of her prize.
The two players held 1st Prize winning entries into yesterday’s Lucky Lotteries Super Jackpot draws 10997 and 10998, drawn Monday 9 June 2025. Each winning entry pocketed $100,000.
An official from The Lott surprised both winners with the life-enhancing news immediately after yesterday’s draws.
Hidden fortune! Caringbah man digs through grocery bags to find $100,000 winning Lucky Lotteries ticket
A Caringbah man found himself rummaging through old grocery bags to locate his winning Lucky Lotteries Super Jackpot ticket worth $100,000.
“Hold on a minute - my tickets are stashed in grocery bags,” he said when an official from The Lott called to confirm the winning news.
“Wow! That’s just fantastic news.
“I’ve been out the back doing some gardening and I kept hearing the phone ring.
“Thank goodness I came inside to see what the missed calls were all about.
“You’ve made my day, my week, and my whole year!”
“The timing couldn’t be more perfect. I’ve been going through a bit of a rough patch recently.
“I don’t know who to ring first and share the good news with!”
His winning entry of five consecutive numbers Caringbah Village Newsagency, Shop 6, Caringbah Shopping Village, 58 President Avenue, Caringbah.
“Is this real?!”: $100,000 Lucky Lotteries prize leaves Cecil Hills woman questioning reality
A Cecil Hills woman has struggled to comprehend the life-enhancing news that she’d scooped up $100,000 in one of yesterday’s Lucky Lotteries Super Jackpot draws, confessing the win didn’t feel real.
“Oh my god! Is this real?” she questioned when an official from The Lott called.
“This doesn’t feel real at all.
“I’m feeling a bit shaky. Is it really my lucky day?
“I’ve always thought you’ve got to be in it for a chance to win.
“I’m trying my very hardest not to scream right now!
“This prize is going to completely change my life! Thank you!”
Her winning entry of nine random numbers was purchased via The Lott app – the official home of Australia’s lotteries.
The Lucky Lotteries Mega Jackpot prize is now $6.28 million for draw 1704, while the Lucky Lotteries Super Jackpot prize is now $20.65 million for draw 10999.
In 2024, 147 Lucky Lotteries 1st Prize and Jackpot winning entries across Australia won more than $52.2 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 2024, more than 195.3 million winners took home more than $4.84 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.
