A Dubbo mother is looking forward to kickstarting some long-awaited home renovations after winning a top prize of $1000 a week for five years on an instant scratchie.
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The winning $5 Live the Life ticket was purchased from Coonamble Supa IGA.
Speaking with an official from The Lott, the elated woman said she was still on cloud nine.
"It's amazing!" she said.
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"My husband and I still can't believe it. We never thought things like this would happen to us.
"Initially, we had won $28 on some Instant Scratch-Its tickets and decided to purchase some more tickets with the winnings.
"When we came home from shopping, we scratched them in the kitchen surrounded by our family. That's when we thought we might've won a top prize.
"We didn't know if it was real, but it was. We were taken aback."
When asked how the couple planned to enjoy their weekly prize instalments, the overjoyed woman said it would go towards house renovations.
"For the last couple of years, we really wanted to complete some renovations on the house," she said.
"This will take a while to sink in."
Coonamble Supa IGA team member Ann Pawley said the team was feeling elated for the winner.
"It's great news. We're so happy," she said.
"I believe it's the first Instant Scratch-Its top prize we've had. I hope it's the start to many more."
"On behalf of everyone at Coonamble Supa IGA, we wish the winner all the best and congratulate them on their exciting prize."
In 2021, 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.
