03 April 19

“I thought it was all a dream” reveals Shoalhaven Lucky Lotteries winner

Lucky Lotteries
SNAPSHOT
  • A Shoalhaven retiree revealed he thought he was stuck in a dream when he discovered he’d won $200,000 in the latest Lucky Lotteries Mega Jackpot draw.
  • The New South Wales player won the guaranteed 1st Prize of $200,000 in Lucky Lotteries Mega Jackpot draw 1266, drawn Wednesday 3 April 2019.
  • The retiree revealed he’d use his exciting windfall to go on a holiday to Japan.
  • The winner, who wishes to remain anonymous, purchased his winning entry of nine consecutive numbers online at thelott.com – Australia’s official lotteries.

By Ally Ramsamy

Updated 3 April 2019 - 2:51 pm,

first published at 3 April 2019 - 2:51 pm

A Shoalhaven retiree revealed he thought he was stuck in a dream when he discovered he’d won $200,000 in the latest Lucky Lotteries Mega Jackpot draw.

The New South Wales player won the guaranteed 1st Prize of $200,000 in Lucky Lotteries Mega Jackpot draw 1266, drawn Wednesday 3 April 2019.

Confirming his win with a NSW Lotteries official this afternoon the man revealed how he realised his good fortune.

“I came back in from mowing the lawn and checked my online lottery account and saw I had a win,” he explained.

“I thought it would maybe be $12 or something.

“When I checked my account and saw I’d won $202,000 of course I didn’t believe it!

“I thought it had to be nonsense. I thought it couldn’t possibly be true, that I must have been stuck in a dream

“I’ve never won anything in all my life before! Not even a chook raffle!”

The thrilled winner said he needed to take a rest after the exciting discovery.

“I’ve been playing the Lucky Lotteries Mega Jackpot and the Super Jackpot for quite some time,” he said.

“I’ve been very keen on the $52 million jackpot but this is certainly very good.

“I’m elated to say the very least.

“I’ve been having a think and I think I will invest a lot of it.

“And I would love to go on a holiday to Japan!”

The winner, who wishes to remain anonymous, purchased his winning entry of nine consecutive numbers online at thelott.com – Australia’s official lotteries.

The Lucky Lotteries Mega Jackpot prize is now $52.84 million for draw 1267 while the Lucky Lotteries Super Jackpot is now $4.53 million for draw 10281.

For your chance to make today your ‘Lucky’ day, why not get your paws on a Lucky Lotteries ticket at your local NSW Lotteries outlet or online via thelott.com.

NSW Lotteries customers can purchase a single ticket number into the Lucky Lotteries Super Jackpot for $2.20 and the Lucky Lotteries Mega Jackpot for $5.50.