A warm cup of tea is how a Hobart father plans to celebrate winning a refreshing $100,000 in todayâs Lucky Lotteries Super Jackpot draw.
The Hobart resident won the guaranteed 1st Prize of $100,000 in Lucky Lotteries Super Jackpot draw 10624, drawn Tuesday 26 July 2022.
The cheery man was sitting in his car by himself when an official from The Lott called to deliver the incredible winning news.
âWow, thatâs fantastic and a lot of zeros!â he laughed.
âItâs a sunny day in Hobart today, and my day just got a lot sunnier!
âI had absolutely no idea until I received an email from The Lott notifying me that someone had tried to get in contact with me about my win.
âIâve been playing Lucky Lotteries since the game was first introduced, and Iâve always gravitated towards the game â it truly has paid off.
âI usually get a free ticket here and there, but $100,000 is next level. This is the most Iâve ever won!
âIâll give my mum a call to let her know straight away. Iâll have to ask if sheâs sitting down!â
When asked how he planned to spend his bounty, he admitted the win would help him pay of his mortgage.
âWith the cost of living going up and up, this will truly be a helping hand towards my mortgage and Iâm so grateful,â he said.
âThis will really take the pressure off and will give me a great boost.
âI canât wait to celebrate with my kids!â
His winning entry of four random numbers was purchased online at thelott.com â the official home of Australiaâs lotteries.
The Lucky Lotteries Mega Jackpot prize is now $12.53 million for draw 1583, while the Lucky Lotteries Super Jackpot prize is now $20.45 million for draw 10625.
In 2021, 127 Lucky Lotteries 1st Prize and Jackpot winning entries across Australia won more than $32.95 million.
During this time, the biggest Lucky Lotteries prize was won by a Coolangatta man who a Mega Jackpot prize of $9.41 million in May.
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 â 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 Australiaâs lotteries, The Lott operates and markets Australiaâs leading lottery games customers know and love creating everyday winners, winning every day.
In 2021, more than 130.8 million winners took home more than $3.79 billion in prize money from their favourite games at The Lott, including TattsLotto, Monday & Wednesday Lotto, Powerball, Oz Lotto, Set for Life, Lucky Lotteries, Keno, Super 66, Lotto Strike and Instant Scratch-Its.
Last financial year, Australiaâs official lotteries contributed more than $1.5 billion via state lottery taxes and donations to help community initiatives, such as hospitals, health research, disaster relief and education.