A Portland woman’s new tradition of scratching Instant Scratch-Its tickets as a weekly treat has landed her an unforgettable $25,000 top prize.
The top prize winning $2 10 X The Cash Instant Scratch-Its ticket was purchased at Matt’s Lotto, Cards & Gifts, 102 Percy Street, Portland.
This morning an official from The Lott reached out to the cheerful woman who was still trying to comprehend her instant windfall.
“I’m still shocked! It’s a new thing my partner and I have started to do for fun,” she explained.
“We started purchasing a handful of $2 Instant Scratch-Its tickets in recent times and we never expected to win the top prize.
“Surprisingly, the number 12 was the number I needed to scratch on the ticket to win the top prize and it’s a special number in my life – I think it’s officially my lucky number!”
When asked how she planned to enjoy her $25,000 win, the winning woman said it would go towards her nest egg.
“It will really help my partner and I get on track with our financial goals. We will put it towards our savings for our future!” she shared.
“We’ve had a little celebration to honour our win – it’s a wonderful thing and we’re so grateful.”
Matt’s Lotto, Cards & Gifts owner Matthew Jowett said the team are feeling zestful after selling a top prize to a local customer.
“It’s fantastic! We’re coming up to our third year in this store, and this is already our second top prize winning Instant Scratch-Its ticket we’ve sold,” he explained.
“We’re always happy to see locals from the Portland community win a major prize – it’s a great feeling.
“Congratulations to our winner and we wish them all the best with their win.”
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 select game name, select game name, 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.
