A Weston woman is in the running for 'Daughter of the Year' after generously gifting her mum a winning Instant Scratch-Its ticket worth $50,000.
The $4 Beach Fun Bingo Plus Instant Scratch-Its ticket was purchased at Weston Discount Pharmacy.
This morning, an official from The Lott reached out to the winning mum, who still reeling from excitement following the life-enhancing revelation.
"We couldn't believe it. It's so exciting," she revealed.
"We didn't know how much we'd won until it was confirmed at The Lott head office late yesterday evening. We went straight there on many buses, trains, and taxis. We just had to know.
"We initially thought we won $1000. So, it was definitely a surprise.
"My daughter had won on three other Instant Scratch-Its tickets, and she decided to buy some more with her smaller winnings.
"She gave me one of the tickets and it was the top prize winning one. We were shocked.
"This is definitely the most I've ever won in my entire life!
"It was just such an exciting moment for us."
With $50,000 about to boost her bank account this month, the Hunter Region resident shared it would go towards home repairs and upgrades.
"We might look at installing a granny flat in the yard, or completing some home renovations," she exclaimed.
"We're overjoyed!"
During this same time, Instant Scratch-Its players enjoyed more than 28.7 million wins across all prize tiers worth more than $261 million. This equates to almost three-quarters of a million dollars won on Instant Scratch-Its every day.
Every month, Instant Scratch-Its' 2nd Chance Draw gives you another chance to turn your eligible non-winning Instant Scratch-Its into a winner. Visit thelott.com to enter this month's 2nd Chance Draw.
In 2022, more than 135.3 million winners took home more than $4.14 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 $1.6 billion via state lottery taxes and donations to help community initiatives, such as hospitals, health research, disaster relief and education.
