Dromana couple claims Victoria’s biggest lottery win
A Dromana woman who scored the biggest lottery win in Victoria’s history says she has been sleeping with the winning ticket.
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A couple from Dromana has scored the biggest lottery win in Victoria’s history, after claiming last week’s $80 million Powerball prize.
The family, who held the only Powerball draw 1260 division one winning entry for last Thursday’s draw, said they still expected to wake up from a dream.
“We were stunned, excited, in disbelief, surreal, just everything. I won’t forget that moment,” the winning woman told the Lott.
“I’m thinking I might wake up and it was all a dream.”
As the Mornington Peninsula family didn’t have a Tatts Card, the Lott said it had to wait for them to claim their prize
The incredulous winner said she has kept the lucky ticket close by since she found out she had won.
“I’ve been safeguarding that ticket ever since. The ticket came to bed with me last night,” she said.
The lucky winners, who bought the ticket at the Dromana Authorised Newsagency on Point Nepean Road, have become the third biggest lottery winners in Australia.
They told the Lott they would spend the money on a new house and holidays but promised they would still keep both feet on the ground.
“It gives us enormous peace of mind and freedom,” she said.
“There’s lots to worry about at the moment, but we don’t need to worry about money anymore.”
Paul Fancett, owner of the newsagency that sold the ticket, said it was “a great win”.
“We’ve sold a few division one winning entries in the past, but it’s been a few years since we’ve had a win,” he said.
“We’ve never had a win as big as this. Our previous largest win was $1 million, so this certainly blows that out of the water.
“We are absolutely thrilled for our customer.”
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