02 June 22

Mackay man’s manic Thursday made magnificent by $100,000 Lucky Lotteries windfall

Lucky Lotteries
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  • A Mackay man is gearing up for a weekend of celebrations after discovering he’d won $100,000 in this morning’s Lucky Lotteries Super Jackpot draw.
  • The North Queensland man won the guaranteed 1st Prize in Lucky Lotteries Super Jackpot draw 10582, drawn Thursday 2 June 2022.
  • The winning man confessed he was shocked by the call and never thought he’d one day win big.
  • His winning entry of two random numbers was purchased online at thelott.com – the official home of Australia’s lotteries.

By Anna Hobdell

Updated 2 June 2022 - 1:15 pm,

first published at 2 June 2022 - 1:15 pm

A Mackay man is gearing up for a weekend of celebrations after discovering he’d won $100,000 in this morning’s Lucky Lotteries Super Jackpot draw.

The North Queensland man won the guaranteed 1st Prize in Lucky Lotteries Super Jackpot draw 10582, drawn Thursday 2 June 2022.

Speaking with an official from The Lott immediately following the draw, the winning man confessed he was shocked by the call and never thought he’d one day win big.

“Oh, are you serious? Are you sure? This is brilliant,” he laughed.

“I feel like I’m on top of the world. I’m so glad I answered your call.

“You never think you’ll be the person who wins, so I play Lucky Lotteries fairly randomly.

“I know you’ve got to have a ticket to be in with a chance to win it, though.

“There’s a bit of work to be done before the weekend, so I might save the celebrations for a barbeque and a few drinks on Saturday.

“My wife and I can then decide what we do with the win. It would be great to go overseas, but we might also put it towards a new house.

“Who knows? All I know is today is a great day.”

His winning entry of two random numbers was purchased online at thelott.com – the official home of Australia’s lotteries.

The Lucky Lotteries Mega Jackpot prize is now $10.61 million for draw 1575, while the Lucky Lotteries Super Jackpot prize is now $14.57 million for draw 10583.

In 2021, 127 Lucky Lotteries 1st Prize and Jackpot winning entries across Australia won more than $32.95 million.

During this time, the biggest Lucky Lotteries prize was won by a Coolangatta man who a Mega Jackpot prize of $9.41 million in May.