Birralee Scratchit win helps with new house

A BIRRALEE man has won $100,000 from a $5 Instant Scratch-It lottery ticket bought in Invermay.

Initially he thought he’d won $10,000 but when he later checked it was $100,000.

‘I love the Crosswords Instant Scratch-It tickets. I always get them because they’re entertaining,’ he shared.

‘I was at work having a cup of tea, about to start the day, and thought I’d quickly scratch it before I had to start. ‘

Initially I thought I won $10,000. I told one of my colleagues and he couldn’t believe it. I finished my cup of tea and decided to have another look at it. That’s when I realised I’d actually won $100,000.

‘I told my colleague I’d made a mistake and in fact had won $100,000. He almost fell out of his chair! I was over the moon. It was an incredible feeling.

‘Unfortunately, I couldn’t take off the day to celebrate. I still had to work but I celebrated by going out for a nice dinner.’

When asked how he planned to enjoy his instant windfall, the elated winner said the timing couldn’t be better.

‘Well I am currently building my house, so timing is impeccable,’ he explained. ‘It will go towards the house.’