From never mowing the lawn again to learning to play the guitar, receiving your big lottery win in monthly instalments opens up a whole new world of winning, Set for Life First Prize winners have revealed.
With Set for Life, First Prize winners receive $20,000 a month for 20 years – with each instalment paid on the 15th of every month.
Since the game launched in August 2015, there has been 46 Set for Life First Prize winners across Australia. Collectively, they will take home more than $220 million over two decades.
Today, 15 March 2019, Set for Life will have paid the 46 national First Prize winners over $20 million in monthly prize payments.
To understand what it’s like to win ‘$20K on Replay’, the Lott, Australia’s official lotteries, has revealed 15 ways Set for Life winners are enjoying their First Prizes.
Set for Life spokesperson Matt Hart said while every First Prize winner was unique, all admitted they counted down to the 15th of the month – the day they’re paid their Set for Life monthly instalment.
“Set for Life First Prize winners love receiving their windfall in large monthly lumps as it means they can happily plan lots of exciting activities and milestones knowing they’ll get $20,000 each month for the next 20 years,” he said.
“While many winners spend their prize on holidays all over the world and new homes, there are also lots of surprising ways they use their win – from never ironing clothes or mowing the lawn again, through to starting a small business and pursuing a long-held passion, like learning to play a musical instrument.
“During the past three and a half years, Set for Life First Prize winners across Australia have collectively received more than $20.56 million in monthly payments. We can’t wait to crown our next lot of First Prize winners.”
With the Set for Life prize paid on the 15th of each month, here are the top 15 ways First Prize winners use their ‘$20k on Replay’.
| 1 | Enjoying regular holidays with family and friends
“I can actually go to Hawaii to celebrate my birthday! I can really do it now, rather than just dream about it! We’ll also take the kids somewhere warm like Port Douglas for a family holiday.”– VIC winner |
| 2 | Renovating the cherished family home, including a new kitchen, bathroom upgrade or extension. |
| 3 | Buying a new house, with the mortgage well and truly covered by $20,000 a month for 20 years. |
| 4 | Finding a new job / starting a small business “Thank you very much! I don’t know what to say! I don’t know what I feel right now! I’m so happy! I’ll still work but I want to open my own business and buy a house.” – NSW winner |
| 5 | Working part time and having more time to do things with family and friends. |
| 6 | Retiring from work altogether “I am actually starting to shiver. Shaking, just shaking like crazy. Guess who can retire in a few months?! It’s me, I am going to retire!” – VIC winner |
| 7 | Ditching household chores, such as washing, ironing and mowing the lawn. “It’s a complete change of lifestyle for us! I was ironing when you phoned, and I hate to iron you see, and I thought ‘who could this be calling?’… Now I’ll be able to get an ironing lady! I don’t mind doing the cleaning but I hate ironing – so that’s it, I’m done!” – QLD winner |
| 8 | Upgrading household items, including buying a reclining lounge chair. |
| 9 | Spending more time on hobbies and interests, from learning the guitar to restoring a vintage car. “I can’t even imagine what I’ll do now that I’ve won but I’ll definitely be spending more time skiing.” – NSW winner |
| 10 | Paying for their children’s education |
| 11 | Buying a new car “I’m a bit speechless actually! Believe me, I think I’m still in shock! We’ll definitely upgrade the car, we’ve been thinking about that for a while so we can do it now!” – SA winner |
| 12 | Fixing their current car, including installing a reversing camera for one winner. |
| 13 | Buying a boat |
| 14 | Spoiling family and friends |
| 15 | Donating to a favourite charity “There are a lot of people who need help in this world, so we are definitely going to give a lot to a few different charities and start volunteering. It would be impossible to spend that much money, so I think it is important to help as many people as we can.” – NSW Winner |
