Two Waterford newlyweds have ended their impromptu date night in the best way imaginable after scratching an Instant Scratch-Its ticket worth $10,000.
The top prize winning $1 Boo Bucks ticket was purchased at The Lucky Charm Holmview, Shop 6, 318-322 Logan River Road, Holmview.
Sharing her excitement with an official from The Lott, the Logan woman admitted the windfall was a perfect way to end their night out.
“It all started when we decided to have a spontaneous date night at a burrito bar,” the euphoric woman shared.
“We purchased $10 worth of lottery tickets and Instant Scratch-Its tickets.
“I picked out the Instant Scratch-Its tickets of course! I find them quite enjoyable.
“When we arrived at dinner, we decided to scratch the Instant Scratch-Its tickets.
“Out of nowhere, I looked down and saw we’d won $10,000! My partner yelled ‘Yahoo!’ across the restaurant. It was awesome!”
When asked how they planned to enjoy their prize, the lovebirds held no hesitation.
“We recently tied the knot and are looking at going on our honeymoon!” she said.
“It would be nice to also put some money towards a house. Maybe we’ll share some winnings with our family.
“We haven’t had a chance to celebrate the windfall. It would be nice to have some people over for drinks!”
The Lucky Charm Holmview owner Helen Alexander said they’re over the moon the win had gone to locals.
“It’s wonderful! I wasn’t in the store when they claimed their prize, however, one of our junior staff was and said the winners were so excited about their prize,” she said.
“When you know you’ve helped change someone’s life, you get the shakes! You’re as excited as the winner.
“Congratulations to the lovely couple. We wish them all the best.”
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.
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In the 12 months to 30 June 2021, Australians took home more than 123.7 million prizes worth more than $3.62 billion from their favourite games at The Lott, including Saturday Gold Lotto, Monday & Wednesday Gold Lotto, 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.