A great grandfather from Port Stephens has found himself lost for words after discovering he won $200,000 in today’s Lucky Lotteries Mega Jackpot draw.
The New South Wales player won the guaranteed 1st Prize of $200,000 in Lucky Lotteries Mega Jackpot draw 1256, drawn Monday 25 March 2019.
NSW Lotteries officials contacted the winner this afternoon to break the exciting news, catching the man off guard.
“Oh my god,” he eventually laughed.
“That’s incredible!
“What can I say? I am speechless!
“That’s fantastic. Wow. Thank you very much!
“How lovely!”
The regular Lucky Lotteries player revealed he’d been playing Lucky Lotteries for more than 40 years, always dreaming of this day.
“I’ve won a couple of things here and there and I’ve always stuck to the Lucky Lotteries Mega Jackpot,” he explained.
“I don’t know what I’ll do with my prize, maybe we will move. I’d love to upgrade the home!
“I’m a bit of a car lover too, so maybe something special there as well.”
The happy winner, who wishes to remain anonymous, purchased his winning entry of two random numbers at NewsXpress Salamander Bay, Shop 76, Salamander Centre, Salamander Way, Salamander Bay.
NewsXpress Salamander Bay owner Vanessa Stroule said she was thrilled for her customer.
“We haven’t sold a major prize winning entry in a little while so this is great news for us!” she exclaimed.
“Congratulations to our winner, we wish them all the best.”
The Lucky Lotteries Mega Jackpot prize is now $50.68 million for draw 1258 while the Lucky Lotteries Super Jackpot is now $4.27 million for draw 10279.
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 via thelott.com.
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.
