A Townsville man’s Friday was flipped upside down in the best possible way after lottery officials interrupted his workday to reveal he’d won $200,000 in today’s Lucky Lotteries draw.
The North Queenslander held the 1st Prize winning entry in Lucky Lotteries Mega Jackpot draw 1773, drawn Friday 27 February 2026. He looks forward to a neat $200,000 payday.
The winning man was in the middle of his workday when an official from The Lott rang with the thrilling news.
“Oh wowza! Thank you so much!” he said.
“That’s just excellent.
“It’s hard to put into words just what it feels like.
“I honestly feel numb right now.
“I’m not sure how I’ll go working the rest of the day.”
With $200,000 soon to boost his bank account, the stunned winner said he planned to take his time before making any major decisions.
“I have no idea what I’ll do just yet,” he said.
“Once it soaks in, I’ll sit down and give it some serious thought.”
His winning entry of four random numbers was purchased on The Lott website – the official home of Australia’s lotteries.
The Lucky Lotteries Mega Jackpot prize is now $26.08 million for draw 1774, while the Lucky Lotteries Super Jackpot prize is now $1.15 million for draw 11062.
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.
Each game has two draws – one that determines the winning numbers and one that determines the jackpot number. If the jackpot number matches one of the winning numbers, then the Jackpot Prize is won. If the jackpot number does not match one of the winning numbers, the Jackpot Prize will climb for the next draw.