25 March 20

Home renos covered for Gorokan man after Instant Scratch-Its win

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  • Overdue home renos will finally be crossed off the to-do list for a Gorokan man after he won one of the $10,000 top prizes on an Instant Scratch-Its ticket he received as a gift.
  • The top prize winning $1 Lucky Leprechaun ticket was purchased at Gorokan Newsagency, Shop 3, 62-64 Wallarah Road, Gorokan.
  • Confirming his windfall with an official from the Lott this morning, the winner explained he thought his eyes were playing tricks on him when he saw he had won.

By Ally Ramsamy

Updated 25 March 2020 - 2:54 pm,

first published at 25 March 2020 - 2:42 pm

Overdue home renos will finally be crossed off the to-do list for a Gorokan man after he won one of the $10,000 top prizes on an Instant Scratch-Its ticket he received as a gift.

The top prize winning $1 Lucky Leprechaun ticket was purchased at Gorokan Newsagency, Shop 3, 62-64 Wallarah Road, Gorokan.

Confirming his windfall with an official from the Lott this morning, the winner explained he thought his eyes were playing tricks on him when he saw he had won.

“I still don’t believe it! It’s wonderful!” he exclaimed.

“I scratched the ticket on Monday. I had received it as a gift!

“I won $7 on my first lot of tickets so I went back to the newsagency to get some more and that’s when I scratched the $10,000 prize!

“I was in utter disbelief.

“I turned the ticket upside down and checked it over and over again. I couldn’t believe my eyes!

“It’s wonderful, such great news!”

When asked how he planned to enjoy his instant windfall, the stoked winner had one thing on his mind.

“We will use it to get some renovations done around the home,” he said.

“There long overdue so it will be great to cross them off the list.

“It’s come at a great time, that’s for sure!”

In 2019, there were 114 Instant Scratch-Its top prize winners across the Lott’s jurisdictions who collectively took home more than $9.61 million in top prizes.

During this same time, Instant Scratch-Its players enjoyed more than 27.1 million wins across all prize tiers worth more than $208.8 million. This equates to more than half a million dollars won on Instant Scratch-Its every day.

Don’t bin a potential win!

Every month, Scratch eClub’s Second 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 Second Chance Draw, check out the latest Instant Scratch-Its tickets, and read inspiring stories from real winners.

It can happen in an instant. It could happen to you.