A Lennox Head man is planning an early retirement after today discovering he is over $200,000 richer from the latest Lucky Lotteries Mega Jackpot draw.
The happy winner held the 1st Prize winning entry in Lucky Lotteries Mega Jackpot draw 1119, drawn Monday 20 August 2018.
As well as winning the 1st Prize, the man’s entry also scored a consolation prize of $2,000, bolstering his total win to $202,000.
Speaking to a NSW Lotteries official this afternoon to confirm his win, the man admitted it had come at the perfect time.
“I had heard someone in town had won the 1st Prize, but I just thought ‘oh, it won’t be me,” he said.
“But when I was at home, my wife checked the ticket online for me and she said ‘What?! It says we’ve won $200,000!’.
“I didn’t believe it at first, but then the screen started filling up with all this confetti and balloons!
“I was so excited once I realised I had won – we both were.
“It’s come at the perfect time for us. It’s a life enhancing win for us, it takes the pressure off.
“We are feeling very lucky now. Thank you very much!
“Last night we had the whole family over and celebrated with some great food and a few drinks. We were still in bed by 10pm though!”
When asked how he planned to spend his Lucky Lotteries windfall, the ecstatic man explained most of it would go towards home renovations.
“We are going to do some renovations on the house,” he shared.
“It will mostly go towards upgrades – the bathroom will be first.
“We also would love to get a new car, because ours has just about crapped itself.
“It will also help pay off the last bit of our mortgage and who knows, I might be able to retire early.
“Of course, whatever is left over will go to our grandkids.”
The man, who wishes to remain anonymous, purchased his winning entry from Lennox Head Newsagency, shop 7, 80-84 Ballina Street, Lennox Head.
Lennox Head Newsagency co-owner David Peacock said he was thrilled his outlet had sold its first major prize.
“We are very excited.” he explained.
“We are hoping that we sell plenty more winning entries to our customers soon.
“We are happy it went to such a deserving local customer. We wish him all the best with his prize.”
The Lucky Lotteries Mega Jackpot prize is now $17.56 million for draw 1120 while the Lucky Lotteries Super Jackpot is now $1.54 million for draw 10243.
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. 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.
