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'Is this is a hoax?': Couple confuses major lottery win for prank call

A couple in their 60s was convinced a phone call telling them they had won the lottery was a “hoax”.

The pair, from South Australia, are preparing their resignation letters to set off on the road in their caravan after they won a Set for Life draw, which means they will receive $20,000 a month for the next 20 years.

“Are you serious? Oh my god, thank you. This is unbelievable,” the wife exclaimed when she received the phone call.

But her husband was a bit more sceptical.

“This isn’t a hoax call, is it?” the husband asked.

Soon enough, the news set in and the couple were able to start planning for their future.

“I’m in my 60s and I’m still working, so after this win I don’t think that will be happening anymore,” the husband said.

A couple from South Australia has won $20,000 a month for the next 20 years. Source: Set for Life.
A couple from South Australia has won $20,000 a month for the next 20 years and will quit work and head off in their caravan. Source: Set for Life.

“We’ve already got a caravan so I’d say that we will be using that a fair bit and it will get a good workout.”

The wife has been playing Set for Life for years, using the same random numbers every time, however this is the first time she has won something big.

“I’ve always said if I won anything, I’d love to win Set for Life, because then we will really be set for the rest of our lives.

The news comes just days before Christmas which ensures the couple will have the “best Christmas ever”.

The couple has asked to remain anonymous, but the owner of Gawler Green News agency, where the winning ticket was purchased, said she was very excited for the couple.

“It’s absolutely amazing to know a regular customer and a local to the area is now Set for Life,” Stacy Mcinnes said.

“We are so pleased to hear they will be retiring and will be able to enjoy their prize to the fullest.”

The couple was the 10th Set for Life winner of 2019, four winners have been from South Australia.

In the coming week, more Australians are likely to become millionaires in the next week than any other draw in Australia all year.

Lotto’s final Megadraw of 2019 has historically created more millionaires than any other in Australia.

Last year, the Saturday Lotto $30 million Megadraw – usually held on the last Saturday of the year – created 15 overnight millionaires, who each walked away with $1,764,705.89.

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