A Rosenthal Heights woman was delighted to discover the Instant Scratch-Its ticket she grabbed as a lunch break boredom buster revealed a top prize worth $10,000.
Her top prize winning $1 Boo Bucks ticket was purchased at TSG Warwick, Shop 10, Rose City Shoppingworld, 81 Palmerin Street, Warwick.
Speaking with an official from The Lott, the hard-working woman relayed how the windfall came about.
“It was really unusual! I was on my lunch break and walking around the shopping centre. I was really bored,” she shared.
“I decided to purchase $5 worth of Instant Scratch-Its tickets to relieve my boredom. I don’t usually purchase them.
“As I was scratching them, I realised I’d won $20! I used the prize money to buy another Instant Scratch-Its ticket. I was feeling pretty lucky.
“I was with my partner, and she said to me, ‘wouldn’t it be funny if you threw out a winning Instant Scratch-Its ticket’.
“The next thing we knew, I scratched $10,000! I’ve always thought, ‘I’m never lucky enough to win a big prize’. I was in shock.”
When asked how she planned to enjoy her instant windfall, the hard-working woman said she already knew exactly what she was going to do.
“My partner and I have been wanting to purchase a house for a very long time. We’ve been renting for years and think it’s time to change things up!” she revealed.
“The winnings will go towards a house deposit.”
TSG Warwick team member Christina Monks said it was the first major lottery prize they’d sold.
“It’s incredible! We’ve had a lot of smaller division wins, but never a major prize. This is also our first Instant Scratch-Its top prize,” she said.
“I was fortunate enough to be there when she scratched the top prize. She seemed stunned and couldn’t believe it!
“We would like to say a huge congratulations to the winner, and hope the prize goes to something special.” 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.