- A kind-hearted Maitland mum is celebrating a $200,000 Lucky Lotteries Mega Jackpot win and can’t wait to pay it forward, planning to support her family and local animal sanctuaries with her prize.
- The Hunter Region resident held the 1st Prize winning entry in today’s Lucky Lotteries Mega Jackpot draw, drawn Friday 20 February 2026. She scored $200,000.
- The New South Wales woman shared her family had been doing it tough and the prize couldn’t have come at a better time.
- Her winning entry of five random numbers was purchased on The Lott website – the official home of Australia’s lotteries.
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A kind-hearted Maitland mum is celebrating a $200,000 Lucky Lotteries Mega Jackpot win and can’t wait to pay it forward, planning to support her family and local animal sanctuaries with her prize.
The Hunter Region resident held the 1st Prize winning entry in today’s Lucky Lotteries Mega Jackpot draw, drawn Friday 20 February 2026. She scored $200,000.
The Maitland mum was completely stunned to discover she had won $200,000, having no inkling such an incredible surprise was headed her way.
“Have I won $10,000? Wait, is it more?” she questioned.
“Oh my god! Oh my god! I’m crying!
“Am I dreaming? I just pinched myself, and I felt it! I’m not dreaming!
“The most I’ve ever won on lotteries is $80! I’ve never thought about withdrawing $200,000!
“I’m so grateful! My family is really doing it tough right now and I can help them. The timing is absolutely perfect.
“I can’t wait to call my sister and tell her the good news!
“I’m a big animal lover. I could probably buy two more dogs!
“I’ll definitely be donating even more to the local animal sanctuaries. They mean everything to me.
“I’m going to be celebrating tonight for sure.”
Her winning entry of five random numbers was purchased on The Lott website – the official home of Australia’s lotteries.
The Lucky Lotteries Mega Jackpot prize is now $25.36 million for draw 1771, while the Lucky Lotteries Super Jackpot prize is now $1.15 million for draw 11062.
Lucky Lotteries Super Jackpot and Lucky Lotteries Mega Jackpot are raffle-style games, which means there is a set number of tickets in each draw. As each ticket number is unique there is no sharing of prizes.
