St Albans Park couple reveal plans for $25,000 winnings from $2 scratchie
A Geelong woman who won $25,000 from a $2 scratchie has revealed some surprising plans for her winnings. Find out where she snared the prize.
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A St Albans Park woman who won $25,000 from a $2 scratchie wants to give to others with her winnings.
The woman and her husband who regularly buy scratchies bought the winning scratchie from Bellarine Village Lotto in Newcomb.
The woman said she planned to use part of the winning to help out her neighbours.
“We want to go and buy vouchers for our neighbours and pop it in their mailboxes at night, so they don’t know,” she said.
“I am not going to write our names on them. We’re just going to do it anonymously, as a little surprise.
“Then, I really want to pay it forward. Once I had someone in front of me buy a coffee for me. I was so surprised when I got to the counter, and they told me I didn’t need to pay.
“I do it every now and again, but I want to do that more now.
“It was such a lovely thing for someone to do for me, and it’s the best feeling being able to do that for other people.
“We will also use the prize to fix up our backyard.
“It’d be nice to go to Tasmania too for a week. It will be a road trip, because we don’t want to leave our dog at home!”
The woman said she’d “probably” bought the ticket weeks ago.
“My husband and I buy a few scratchies every week, and then we put them in a draw, and each month we get them all out at once and scratch them.
“I scratched the winning ticket and saw the prize, and I thought ‘No, it can’t be’. I probably looked at it about ten times, but I couldn’t believe it.
“For us, this is like winning a million dollars! We couldn’t be happier.
“We don’t have a lot of money, so it will make a world of difference to us.”
Bellarine Village Lotto owner Ben Kelberg said he was thrilled for the couple.
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“When the customer bought the scratchie back in to collect she wasn’t 100% sure if she had a win or not,” Mr Kelberg said.
“We were all so excited when we checked it and saw a $25,000 win!
“We have been busy telling everyone about the win and most just can’t believe a customer won $25,000 from a $2 scratchie.
“It’s just incredible. This is our 10th major prize win since we took over seven years ago.
“But it’s the first time we sold a top prize Instant Scratch-Its ticket, so it’s even more exciting.”
Originally published as St Albans Park couple reveal plans for $25,000 winnings from $2 scratchie