Just when a Tea Tree Gully man thought his holiday in Queensland couldn’t get any better, he picked up a $100,000 win in today’s Lucky Lotteries Super Jackpot draw.
The South Australian won the guaranteed 1st Prize of $100,000 in Lucky Lotteries Super Jackpot draw 10557, drawn Wednesday 20 April 2022.
Straight after the draw, an official from The Lott broke the life-enhancing news to the vacationer who was busy exploring and completely oblivious to his good fortune.
“Oh wow! I’m in shock!” he giggled.
“I’m just out and about right now, crossing the road, actually. I’m exploring Queensland while on a little holiday with a group of friends!
“This has made my holiday even better! It’s been a crazy two years with the pandemic, and I’m finally able to enjoy myself on a little trip. Far out, that’s amazing!
“I’ll have to call my wife and tell her the wonderful news – she won’t know what’s coming!
“This is so exciting. You’ve made my year.”
When asked how he planned to enjoy his $100,000 bounty, the euphoric man said he couldn’t wait to surprise his wife with a brand-new kitchen.
“My wife has been wanting to renovate our kitchen for a while now, and now I can surprise her with a new one,” he shared.
“I’m going to shout all my friends a celebratory dinner tonight – it’s on the house!”
His winning entry of 10 random numbers was purchased online at thelott.com – the official home of Australia’s lotteries.
The Lucky Lotteries Mega Jackpot prize is now $11.31 million for draw 10558, while the Lucky Lotteries Super Jackpot prize is now $9.17 million for draw 1569.
In 2021, 127 Lucky Lotteries 1st Prize and Jackpot winning entries across Australia won more than $32.95 million.
During this time, the biggest Lucky Lotteries prize was won by a Coolangatta man who a Mega Jackpot prize of $9.41 million in May.
Lucky Lotteries Super Jackpot and Lucky Lotteries Mega Jackpot are raffle-style games, which means there is a set number of tickets in each draw. As each ticket number is unique there is no sharing of prizes.