A Bellerive woman who bought a scratchie after dropping her injured dog at the vet has won a $150,000 top prize, which she said would help pay for the dog’s surgery.
The winning $10 Instant Scratch-Its ticket was bought from Bellerive Newsagency & Post Office on Cambridge Road.
When an official from The Lott confirmed the prize, the woman said the win had “come at an amazing time”.
“I’ve been on such a roller coaster. My poor dog needed surgery the other day and it’s going to cost me a huge amount of money,” she said.
She said the timing of the purchase came down to her dog’s injury.
“I actually bought the ticket from the newsagency after I took her to the vet, so if she hadn’t of hurt herself, I probably wouldn’t have got the winning ticket,” she said.
“I dropped her off and went to cash in some old winning tickets, then just got lucky. I tell you what, it’s been such a blessing.”
“I never win anything, so I was just gobsmacked.”
The woman said the win was “only sinking in now”.
Newsagency owner Kellie Allie said staff were “so shocked but so incredibly excited” for the winner.
“The last time we sold a top prize on an Instant Scratch-Its ticket was around two to three years ago so we’re thrilled to have another one,” she said.
“We wish our customer all the best with their good fortune and we hope it brings them an extra enjoyable festive season.”
