06 December 21

Rain and $150,000 Instant Scratch-Its win herald great Christmas for Wondai farmer

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  • First, good soaking rain, and now a $150,000 Instant Scratch-Its prize – a Wondai farmer is thinking all his Christmases have come early and at once.
  • The South Burnett man purchased his $10 Jumbo Crosswords Instant Scratch-Its ticket at Wondai Newsagency, 50 McKenzie Street, Wondai.
  • “It’s a good time of year to win. It’s made my Christmas. Rain and a win – too many good bits in one go but a great way to end the year!" the winner exclaimed.

By Matthew Hart

Updated 6 December 2021 - 6:59 am,

first published at 6 December 2021 - 6:59 am

First, good soaking rain, and now a $150,000 Instant Scratch-Its prize – a Wondai farmer is thinking all his Christmases have come early and at once.

The South Burnett man purchased his $10 Jumbo Crosswords Instant Scratch-Its ticket at Wondai Newsagency, 50 McKenzie Street, Wondai.

“I usually get an Instant Scratch-Its ticket once or twice a week, but this time I got a lucky one,” the winning man declared when speaking to an official from The Lott.

“I took it home and scratched it. At first, I thought I had nine words and thought that was good. Then I kept looking and saw 10 words, which is better, and then I kept going and had 13 words!

“I had to get someone to double-check the ticket, just to make sure.

“The largest I’ve ever won on an Instant Scratch-Its is $50, so this is a little bit better than that.

“It will take the pressure off life a bit, but I’ll wait until the money’s in the bank before making any big decisions.

“It’s a good time of year to win.

“It’s made my Christmas. Rain and a win – too many good bits in one go but a great way to end the year!”

Wondai Newsagency owner John Robinson said a win like this gave everyone in town a boost.

“It’s wonderful! It’s part of why we do this job really – the excitement of the time and how a win can make a difference to a customer’s life,” he said.

“We’ve sold a couple of decent scratchie wins over the years, but it’s been a while since the last one.

“It’s good to see the rain and a win. It feels like we’re all winning at the moment!”

In FY21, there were 176 Instant Scratch-Its top prize winners across The Lott’s jurisdictions who collectively took home more than $14.17 million in top prizes.

During this same time, Instant Scratch-Its players enjoyed more than 31.2 million wins across all prize tiers worth more than $274.31 million. This equates to more than $750,000 won on Instant Scratch-Its every day.