Armidale Man Claims Covid Symptoms Cleared Instantly After Discovering $100,000 Lucky Lotteries Win
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An Armidale man believes his covid symptoms instantly disappeared after he answered a winning phone call from The Lott officials confirming his incredible $100,000 prize this morning.
The Northern Tablelands resident won the guaranteed 1st Prize of $100,000 in Lucky Lotteries Super Jackpot draw 10612, drawn on 13 July 2022.
Confirming his win with an official from The Lott, the overjoyed man shared he had been recovering from covid and feeling awful before receiving the winning news.
“I was just sitting at home because I have covid. I was feeling miserable and sorry for myself before you called,” the winning man cheered.
“I’ve gotta sit down. I can’t believe this.
“This is going to change our lives. It’s fantastic!
“I have never won anything in my life, so this feels awesome.
“I just don't know what to do. I obviously need to call my partner.
“I play Lucky Lotteries once a week, and this week I decided to change up the sort of ticket I purchased.
“This is amazing – wow! I never thought in a million years that something like this could happen to me.
“When I saw your number calling me, I thought you were trying to sell me air conditioning.
“I’m going to use a lot of this to look after my family.
“I’d also like to fix my four-wheel drive and take my wife on an unforgettable camping trip.
“I think I’ll need to talk to my partner and see what we’re going to do with it.
“I don’t feel any of my symptoms anymore. I can assure you I’m feeling much better now.
“Thank you so much.”
His winning entry of 10 random numbers was purchased online at thelott.com – the official home of Australia’s lotteries.
The Lucky Lotteries Mega Jackpot prize is now $12.05 million for draw 1581, while the Lucky Lotteries Super Jackpot prize is now $18.4 million for draw 10613.
In 2021, 127 Lucky Lotteries 1st Prize and Jackpot winning entries across Australia won more than $32.95 million.
During this time, the biggest Lucky Lotteries prize was won by a Coolangatta man who a Mega Jackpot prize of $9.41 million in May.
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.
Tickets can be purchased at any licenced lottery outlet, online from thelott.com or via The Lott mobile app.
The official home of Australia’s lotteries, The Lott operates and markets Australia’s leading lottery games customers know and love creating everyday winners, winning every day.
In 2021, more than 130.8 million winners took home more than $3.79 billion in prize money from their favourite games at The Lott, including Saturday Lotto, Monday & Wednesday 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.
