Woman scoops entire record-breaking lottery pool
Source: The Lott
A western Sydney woman has won $100 million in a lottery draw, alerted to her good fortune in a late-night phone call as she was about to nod off in front of the TV.
âWho is this? Why are you calling this late?,â the winner reportedly said when contacted by Oz Lotto operator The Lott.
âYou better not be pranking me. I donât know whether to believe you or not.â
The Elizabeth Hills woman, who had bought her lottery entry online, was the only person to get a win in division one â matching all seven numbers.
The $100 million jackpot is the largest for a single winner in Oz Lotto since it started in 1994.
It comes after an Adelaide man became Australiaâs biggest individual lottery winner in May when he took sole claim to a $150 million Powerball prize.
âInternally, Iâm sweating bullets. Are you sure this is real? Oh my gosh. I still canât believe it,â the winner of the Oz Lotto prize said on Tuesday night, according to The Lott.
âThatâs crazy. I just finished watching tonightâs episode of Married at First Sight and I was falling asleep as you called me.
âItâs 10pm here and when I saw multiple missed calls, I thought, âWho would be calling me at this time?â. I was worried something was wrong.
âI still feel like Iâm being pranked or Iâm dreaming.â
She said the $100 million would allow her to buy a house of her own.
âI love my job but I wonât need to work seven days a week any more. Itâs actually really nice to think that I wonât need to work,â she said.
âIâll finally be able to buy a place of my own. Itâs so exciting. Iâll start treating myself more. Iâll go on some holidays.â
Gamblerâs Help puts the chance of taking out the first division Oz Lotto prize at about one in 62 million.
There is an estimated one in 1.2 million chance of getting hit by lightning in any given year, according to US researchers.
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