Man wins $10,000 with Instant Scratch-It bought from a petrol station
A Plumpton petrol station has sold a $10,000 Instant Scratch-It to a Sydney man who plans to buy a car.
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One lucky man has won $10,000 from an Instant Scratch-It he purchased at a Plumpton petrol station.
The 18-year-old purchased the $1.10 ticket at Woolworths Petrol at 260 Jersey Road in Plumpton.
The man, who has chosen to remain anonymous, said he was at home when he scratched his way to financial happiness.
“I was at home on a Friday night when I scratched my ticket,” he said.
“My sister was sitting next to me watching and I’d barely finished scratching my ticket when she screamed out, ‘You’ve won. You’ve won.’
“I couldn’t believe it when I took a closer look at my ticket and saw I’d won $10,000.
“Because I’d scratched my ticket on Friday night, I couldn’t claim my prize until Monday so I ended up hiding my ticket in a drawer at home.”
The man said he would using the winnings to buy a car and pay a big chunk off his loan.
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