A Nanango man has been left dumbfounded and lost for words after scratching his way to an Instant Scratch-Its top prize win worth $150,000.
The South Burnett region resident’s winning $10 Instant Scratch-Its ticket was purchased at Nanango Newsagency, 64 Drayton Street, Nanango.
The overjoyed winner couldn't contain his excitement, rushing to celebrate his newfound treasure by whisking his wife away for a spontaneous celebratory lunch.
“Geez whiz! I’m still struggling to find my words,” he said when speaking to an official from The Lott.
“I’ve been lost for words ever since I scratched the ticket.
“I kept checking over the ticket to see make sure I wasn’t making a mistake.
“I keep scratching my head. It’s still so hard to believe this is all real.
“I’ve always enjoyed playing Instant Scratch-Its tickets. I usually treat myself to one a week to enjoy over coffee.
“I’m going to go surprise my wife with a nice lunch out now that the win is confirmed.
“It’s going to help us in so many ways. Thank you.”
Nanango Newsagency owner Alison Warren shared she was excited to hear her outlet had sold a top prize-winning ticket and made a positive difference in one of her customer’s lives.
“How exciting! We keep telling our customers that we feel due for another big win,” she said.
“We’ll be happily sharing this wonderful news and reminding our customers that dreams can come true.
“We’ve celebrated several major lottery wins over the years and it’s nice to see our commemorative plaque wall continue to grow.
“We wish our winner all the very best, and hope that this win will make their life a little easier and bring them happiness. We also want to thank them for supporting our outlet.”
In 2024, there were 142 Instant Scratch-Its top prize winners across The Lott’s jurisdictions who collectively took home more than $11.8 million in top prizes.
During this same time, Instant Scratch-Its players enjoyed more than 25.6 million wins across all prize tiers worth more than $251.4 million. This equates to almost half a million winners and more than $4.8 million won on Instant Scratch-Its each week.
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 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 Gold 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.
