$250,000 win kisses mortgage goodbye

A Warner woman has snapped up an Instant Scratch-Its top prize of $250,000 and kicked her mortgage to the curb.

The Moreton Bay resident’s winning $20 Colossal Crosswords Instant Scratch-Its ticket was bought at Nextra Warner, Warner Village Shopping Centre.

“I’m over the moon!” she said, when an official from The Lott rang to confirm her prize.

“It’s a great win. I think it’s going to take a while for it to start to feel real.

“I was holding onto the $250,000 winning ticket for about a week. I was starting to get nervous.

“I went into The Lott Head Office today to claim my prize and my nerves have started to subside a little.

“It’ll feel real once it’s in the bank account.

“I’ll be able to pay off the mortgage a lot earlier than anticipated. We might even be able to go on a holiday too.”

Nextra Warner owner Russell Went was thrilled to see his outlet sell a $250,000 top prize-winning Instant Scratch-Its ticket to a local woman.

“It’s fantastic! We love to see a big winner come from our outlet,” he said.

“We’ve sold several major prize-winning tickets over the years. I believe our biggest to date would be a Saturday Gold Lotto prize worth $750,000.

“Congratulations to our winner. We hope you enjoy your prize.”

Every month, Instant Scratch-Its’ 2nd Chance Draw gives you another chance to turn your eligible non-winning Instant Scratch-Its into a winner. 

Visit thelott.com to enter this month’s 2nd Chance Draw.