A Port Lincoln man is floating on cloud nine after uncovering a sensational $100,000 Instant Scratch-Its top prize win on a recent ticket.
The Eyre Peninsula resident’s winning $5 Queen’s Fortune Instant Scratch-Its ticket was purchased at Terry White Chemists - Port Lincoln, 43 Liverpool Street, Port Lincoln.
When an official from The Lott confirmed the winning news, the gleeful man relived the thrilling moment he realised he’d won $100,000.
“It’s been a whirlwind!” the winning man laughed.
“I don’t think it has sunk in yet. It all feels like a dream.
“It’s funny because at first, I didn’t think I’d won anything.
“I stared at the ticket for a while, and it wasn’t until I triple-checked it that I pieced it all together and the penny dropped.
“My mum got me on to Instant Scratch-Its tickets years ago, and I’ve been buying a different ticket each week ever since.
“My wife and I have already started dreaming of all the different ways we could spend the money.
“We’ve decided we’ll put some of it towards our mortgage and book a family holiday.
“For now, it still feels like a dream!”
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 X 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.
