Lotto winner bought ticket on a hunch
A lucky Melbourne woman is set for life after winning lotto on a hunch that her numbers would be victorious in a nationwide lottery.
The woman, from Langwarrin, almost did not buy her winning ticket in Set for Life because she “felt off that day,” but her intuition convinced her it could hold the division one prize of $20,000 per month for 20 years.
She looks forward to $4.8m that will be paid in instalments for the next two decades and spoiling her dog with an endless supply of Schmakos.
The long-time Set for Life enthusiast came forward to claim her prize on Wednesday saying, the exhilarating news came with a few side effects, including “loss of appetite” and “light-headedness”.
“I feel sick, but happy sick,” she laughed.
“I am hungry, but I can’t come to terms with eating.
“I’m shaking, it’s bizarre. Truly bizarre.”
The woman discovered she won Set For Life when her husband called her because he heard someone had won division one and he knew she enjoyed playing the game.
“I immediately thought it was me. I said to him, ‘It’s me. It’s got to be me’,” she said.
“As soon as I got off the phone with him, I grabbed the ticket off the fridge to check it. I called him back immediately and I said to him, ‘You need to be calm. I won Set for Life.’
“Once I got off the phone to my husband it truly hit me. I was in tears, shaking. My dog was concerned and kept coming up to me to see if I was okay.
“I said to my dog, ‘S***! You won’t believe me, but I won.
“I gave him a Schmako, but now he can have endless Schmakos.
“I thought to myself, ‘Who do I tell? Who do I phone?’ It doesn’t feel real.”
The woman said she was not feeling herself when she bought the ticket on Saturday and had no emotional energy, adding she could not be bothered leaving the house.
“But I had this overwhelming sense to go get the ticket. I had this weird vibe that my numbers would win. I can’t describe it. I said to myself, don’t be pathetic, get out of the house,” she said.
“I’m thanking my lucky stars for getting out of the house and buying that ticket. Look what’s happened.
“I keep checking my ticket because I can’t believe it. Because it’s unregistered, I’ve placed it safely under my pillow. I can’t let it get out of my sight.”
With $20,000 to boost her bank account every month for the next two decades, the victorious Victorian was too overwhelmed to make any concrete plans but knew she would book a trip overseas to reunite with her family.
“I phoned my mum this morning, but she didn’t answer because it would’ve been 1.30am. They’ll probably receive a shock when they wake up in the morning thinking that something bad had happened,” she said.
“I can’t wait to tell them and book a trip to visit them – in business class.
“For now, I’ll make myself a cup of tea and calm myself down.”
The winning entry was purchased at Euro Garages Australia – Frankston North, Caltex, McClelland Drive, Langwarrin.
