A Canberra woman is ready to say goodbye to cleaning after discovering she won one of the top prizes of $150,000 on an Instant Scratch-Its ticket.
When asked how she planned to enjoy her prize, the winner admitted she already had a few plans.
โIt takes the pressure off,โ she said. โI am going to put some of it towards my mortgage and I did say I am going to get a house cleaner. I hate cleaning.โ
The top prize-winning $10 Jumbo Crosswords ticket was purchased at Convention Centre Newsagency, Shop 1, 33 Allara Street, Canberra City.
The winner said she usually buys the $5 Crosswords ticket โonce a month as a bit of a treatโ but this time around opted for the $10 ticket.
โTwo days later, I decided to scratch it because I had forgotten about it,โ she said. โI originally thought I won $500, and I was with a friend, and I said to her โoh my god I think I have won $500โฆโ, and then she checked it and she thought I won $15,000.
โI checked it again, and I realised I won $150,000. And I thought โno wayโ. I checked it so many times.โ
Convention Centre Newsagency owner Laura Xiong said she couldnโt be happier for her regular customer.
โWe are thrilled! Itโs fabulous news,โ she said. โThe winner was so happy when she came into the store. She originally thought she only won $500.
โIt was the first time I was able to share in a major prize-winning moment with a customer, it was very exciting.โ
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