Despite not being a coffee drinker, a Kensington woman has admitted that she might need a caffeine hit today after a restless night following her $100,000 Instant Scratch-Its discovery.
The Sydneysider’s winning $5 Cash Vault ticket was purchased at Kensington Newsagency, Shop 154, 148-158 Anzac Parade, Kensington.
When an official from The Lott reached out to confirm her prize, the cheery woman shared she was still in disbelief and stunned by her win.
“I still can’t wrap my head around it!” she said.
“I’ve always enjoyed playing an Instant Scratch-Its ticket from time to time.
“When I bought the winning ticket the other day, I believe it must’ve been fate.
“It’s not a ticket I usually go for but I’m so happy that I got it – it was meant to be.
“Once I scratched the ticket and realised I’d won a big prize, I couldn’t sleep.
“I was up all night re-checking the ticket to make sure I wasn’t going crazy.
“I can’t remember the last time I had a coffee, but I think I’ll need one to get through the day.
“It’s been such a lovely surprise.
“I’m going to pay off some bills and then look to book a holiday.”
Kensington Newsagency owner Daniel Shen shared he was thrilled to hear his outlet had sold a top prize-winning ticket worth $100,000.
“We’re so happy to hear one of our customer's lives has been changed by a ticket we sold,” he said.
“Since owning the outlet, this is the first top prize-winning Instant Scratch-Its ticket we’ve sold.
“It’s an amazing milestone we’ll be sure to celebrate in-store, both with our team and customers.
“Congratulations to our winner and we wish you all the best.”
In FY24, there were 143 Instant Scratch-Its top prize winners across The Lott’s jurisdictions who collectively took home more than $12.12 million in top prizes.
During this same time, Instant Scratch-Its players enjoyed more than 26.4 million wins across all prize tiers worth more than $249.65 million. This equates to more than half a million winners and more than $4.8 million won on Instant Scratch-Its each week.
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In FY24, more than 132.8 million winners took home more than $4.4 billion in prize money from their favourite games at The Lott, including Saturday Lotto, Weekday Windfall, Powerball, Oz Lotto, Set for Life, Lucky Lotteries, Keno (SA), Super 66, Lotto Strike and Instant Scratch-Its.
Last financial year, Australia’s official lotteries contributed more than $1.8 billion via state lottery taxes and donations to help community initiatives, such as hospitals, health research, disaster relief and education.