An Inverell man has declared his $200,000 Lucky Lotteries win as 'life-changing' after losing his farm in a bushfire earlier this year.
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The local player won the guaranteed first prize of $200,000 in Lucky Lotteries Mega Jackpot draw 1480, drawn on Monday. On Tuesday morning an official from the Lott called the man to break the exciting news.
"Holy dooley! I'm shaking! This is wonderful!" he exclaimed. "I just can't believe it. I am in tears. I feel so restless right now. I can't tell you how pleased I am.
"This is a lot of luck. Thank you so very much."
When asked how he planned to enjoy his windfall, the stoked bloke admitted it would be life changing.
"We had a massive fire rip through the farm, destroying it. I lost almost everything. There's barely anything left. It was terrible. I've been so stressed, worrying about what I've needed to do.
"This will help me get back on my feet. You have no idea how much this means to me. It changes everything for me. I will be able to rebuild my farm now."
The true Aussie farmer said he was going to throw a barbecue inviting all his neighbours over to celebrate.
"This is certainly something that deserves to be celebrated!"
The winning entry was purchased at Inverell Newsagency. Owner Anthony Michael said he was absolutely thrilled the winning entry was sold to one of his local customers.
"It's absolutely incredible news. I couldn't be happier for him, especially considering his circumstances. I hope this win makes a real difference to his life.
"Hopefully we sell some more of these major prize winning entries to our customers. It's amazing being able to change someone's life."
The Lucky Lotteries Mega Jackpot prize is now $1.96 million for draw 1481 while the Lucky Lotteries Super Jackpot is now $3.62 million for draw 10359.