Family's $1000 Lotto win turns out to be $1 million prize
A young Victorian family got the shock of their lives this week when they discovered what they thought was a $1000 Lotto win turned out to be a $1 million prize.
The family, from Braybrook, holds one of two division one winning tickets for the Wednesday Lotto draw.
A male member told lottery officials he had been waiting by the phone to hear the million-dollar confirmation.
“I checked our ticket last night (Wednesday) on The Lott app,” he explained.
“When I first checked it, I thought ‘score, I’ve won $1,000!’. But then I looked again, and I realised there were a lot more zeros on the end.
“I ran straight up the stairs to my wife screaming and gave her a big hug and told her we are millionaires.
“She thought I was pranking her at first, but then I showed her it on my phone and she was so shocked.
“We couldn’t believe it! We had to check the ticket about ten times to be sure.”
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The man said the family plan on buying a house and a new car.
The rest will be put away for his children.
Andy Pham, the owner of Braybrook News & Lotto, where the winning ticket was purchased, congratulated the family.
“We hope they make lots of exciting plans with their prize and it brings them great joy,” he said.
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