Woman THROWS AWAY winning scratchie
A Victorian woman almost lost $260,000 after throwing away a winning lottery scratchcard.
The young St Helena woman told The Lott that her boyfriend had gifted her the Live the Life scratchie as a surprise.
“When I first scratched it, I thought it didn’t win anything, so I just tossed it in the bin,” the woman said.
But when her boyfriend went to fish the card out and check it, he said: “What the hell, you’ve won the top prize!”
“I didn’t believe a word he said. I assumed he was just pranking me, or it was some kind of novelty ticket,” she explained.
“It took quite a bit of convincing. We read the instructions on the back of the ticket a few times. He just kept saying to me, ‘You’ve won! You’ve won!’.”
The $5 ticket was purchased from Aqueduct News and Lotto - and came with the prize of $1000 a week for the next five years.
“It was a big shock. It was really hard to comprehend! I always dreamt of that moment, but it was very surreal when it happened,” the woman continued.
“I’ve never won anything like this, so it’s amazing!”
When asked about her plans for her winnings, she said there was only one thing on her mind.
“I am not sure what I will do with it. I am still coming to terms with the news,” she laughed.
“I think we will definitely buy a house though!”
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