An Ipswich couple can now happily say the reality of winning a major prize has far exceeded their wildest dreams following their $25,000 Instant Scratch-Its win.
The top prize winning Instant Scratch-Its $2 Money Bag ticket was purchased at North Ipswich Newsagency, 7 Pine Mountain Road, North Ipswich.
Speaking with an official from The Lott this morning, the winning couple shared they were still blown away by the fact they’d scored an Instant Scratch-Its top prize.
“We were and are still shocked! I think I nearly had a heart attack. I don’t think you want to know what I said when I realised,” she chuckled.
“After my husband showed me that he scratched the winning Instant Scratch-Its ticket, all I could shout was, ‘Are you f******* serious!’?
“This is like a dream come true!
“We plan to help our kids ease some of life’s pressures and pay off some things.
“Who knows? We may have to go to dinner or go for a holiday!
North Ipswich Newsagency owner Narda Collins said they were so excited to have sold another top prize winning Instant Scratch-Its ticket to a local customer.
“We have been extremely lucky here with different major wins. This is our second top prize Instant Scratch-Its win in the last couple of years,” she said.
“We are beyond excited for our winners. They’ve been loyal customers of ours for quite some time.
“Congratulations and we wish them all the best with their prize.” In 2021, there were 157 Instant Scratch-Its top prize winners across The Lott’s jurisdictions who collectively took home more than $10 million in top prizes.
During this same time, Instant Scratch-Its players enjoyed more than 29.1 million wins across all prize tiers worth more than $256.26 million. This equates to almost three-quarters of a million dollars won on Instant Scratch-Its every day.
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 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 Saturday Gold Lotto, Monday & Wednesday Gold Lotto, Powerball, Oz Lotto, Set for Life, Lucky Lotteries, Keno, Super 66, Lotto Strike and Instant Scratch-Its.
Last financial year, Australia’s 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.
