09 November 22

Dream holiday on the horizon for Figtree woman thanks to $10,000 Instant Scratch-Its win

By Khat McIntyre-Intrachai

Updated 9 November 2022 - 9:47 am,

first published at 9 November 2022 - 9:47 am

A Figtree woman is busy planning her next dream holiday after scratching an unforgettable $10,000 prize on an Instant Scratch-Its ticket.

The top prize-winning $1 Lucky Duck Instant Scratch-Its ticket was purchased at Figtree Newsagency, Figtree Grove Shopping Centre, Cnr Princes Highway & The Avenue, Figtree.

Speaking with an official from The Lott, the Wollongong woman shared she was still basking in the glow of her good fortune.

“I was in disbelief,” she laughed.

“I was at home when I scratched the ticket. I couldn’t believe my eyes when I saw I’d won $10,000!

“This is the most I’ve ever won. It’s really lovely!

“It happened almost a week ago and I still can’t get over the win.

“I’ve had a think about what I’ll do with the prize, and I’ve decided to put it towards a holiday somewhere nice.

“I will have to start planning my destination!”

The Figtree Newsagency team couldn’t be happier to have sold a top prize Instant Scratch-Its ticket to a local woman and wish her all the best with her prize.

In FY22, there were 139 Instant Scratch-Its top prize winners across The Lott’s jurisdictions who collectively took home more than $14.51 million in top prizes.

During this same time, Instant Scratch-Its players enjoyed more than 28.7 million wins across all prize tiers worth more than $261 million. This equates to almost three-quarters of a million dollars won on Instant Scratch-Its every day.

Every month, Instant Scratch-Its’ 2nd Chance Draw gives you another chance to turn your eligible non-winning Instant Scratch-Its into a winner. Visit thelott.com to enter this month’s 2nd Chance Draw.

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 FY22, more than 133.5 million winners took home more than $3.93 billion in prize money from their favourite games at The Lott, including Saturday Lotto, Monday & Wednesday Lotto, Powerball, Oz Lotto, Set for Life, Lucky Lotteries, Keno, Super 66, Lotto Strike and Instant Scratch-Its.

Last financial year, Australia’s official lotteries contributed more than $1.6 billion via state lottery taxes and donations to help community initiatives, such as hospitals, health research, disaster relief and education.