Cooranbong Newsagency has sold a $100,000 winning lottery ticket to a retired couple – their second big win in a Lucky Lotteries Super Jackpot draw.
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The couple, from Newcastle, took home the guaranteed first prize of $100,000 in Lucky Lotteries Super Jackpot draw 10270, drawn today.
When a NSW Lotteries official contacted the winners this afternoon to break the exciting news, they were caught completely off guard.
“Are you sure it’s us who have won?” the woman asked.
“We’re a bit numb to be honest.
“Usually you’ve got to work so hard for your money, you don’t just get it given to you so we’re feeling a bit numb. We’re very happy, thank you very much.”
It wasn’t the first time the couple had received such a phone call.
“My husband has played Lucky Lotteries for years and years religiously, for as long as I can remember,” the wife said.
“We had a big win a few years ago, $100,000 as well.
“It’s hard to believe that’s happening all over again.”
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The couple said they’d spend their latest windfall the same way they spent the last.
“We will probably help out our grandchildren again,” the wife laughed.
“It won’t be too hard to spend it, I can tell you that much.”
The winners, who have opted to remain anonymous, purchased their winning entry of one random number at Cooranbong Newsagency, on Freemans Drive.
Cooranbong Newsagency owner Margaret Beletich said she was excited to have sold another major prize-winning entry.
“It has been a little while since we’ve sold a major prize-winning entry so it’s great to finally break that drought,” she said.
“We sold a division one-winning entry in August 2014 and have probably sold about five over the many years we’ve been operating, but the feeling of selling winning entries never gets old.
“It’s great for the community and we wish our winner all the very best.”
NSW Lotteries customers can purchase a single ticket number into the Lucky Lotteries Super Jackpot for $2.20 and the Lucky Lotteries Mega Jackpot for $5.50.
Unlike lotto-style games where the top prize is often shared between winners, Lucky Lotteries is a draw lottery where the jackpot winner takes the lot. This means the jackpot prize can only be won by a unique Lucky Lotteries ticket number.
