A Fitzgibbon woman has confessed she was left speechless after scratching a $10,000 top prize during her weekly Sunday Instant Scratch-Its treat.
The $1 Tic Tac Toad Instant Scratch-Its ticket was purchased at NightOwl Convenience, 530 Roghan Road, Fitzgibbon.
“It didn’t seem real!” the winning woman exclaimed when an official from The Lott confirmed the win.
“I usually buy a ticket every Sunday, just as a bit of fun.
“I never expected my $1 to turn into $10,000!
“I was honestly in shock and even shaking a bit.”
The Brisbane woman shared her prize would be spread between bills, family and potentially a holiday.
“Paying off bills will be my top priority but after that, I can have a little play,” she laughed.
“A holiday would be lovely as a nice break.
“Of course, I’ll celebrate the win with my family as well.”
In 2022, there were 141 Instant Scratch-Its top prize winners across The Lott’s jurisdictions who collectively took home more than $15.16 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.
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In 2022, more than 135.3 million winners took home more than $4.14 billion in prize money from their favourite games at The Lott, including Saturday Gold Lotto, Monday & Wednesday Gold 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.