An East Maitland mother was busy doing some household chores on Monday morning when she received an unexpected phone call.
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The Hunter woman was informed she had won $20,007 from an Instant Scratch-Its 2nd Chance Draw.
Instant Scratch-Its gives you another chance to win every month with Scratch eClub 2nd Chance Draws. Members can use their eligible non-winning tickets to enter for a chance to win.
The woman purchased the $5 JAMES BOND 007 ticket from Greenhills Newsagency.
After noticing it was a non-winning ticket, she entered it into the $5 JAMES BOND 007 2nd Chance Draw where she scored the $20,007 windfall.
This was a unique draw to celebrate the release of the $5 JAMES BOND 007 Instant Scratch-Its game.
"I am bloody shaking," she screamed.
"I am in shock.
"Are you for real? Are you sure this isn't some kind of joke?
"I was just doing a few things around the house, looking after the kids and I saw you call and I thought 'that's weird, I wonder who it is'.
"I don't usually answer calls to numbers I don't know.
"You've made my day."
When asked how she planned to enjoy her prize, the excited woman said while she was too overwhelmed to make concrete plans, she did have some ideas.
"I will definitely be shouting my kids and family to something special," she said.
"I'd like to take them on a holiday once we can too.
"I will be celebrating, that's for sure."
In 2019, there were 199 Instant Scratch-Its top prize winners across the Lott's jurisdictions who collectively took home more than $9.7 million in top prizes.
During this same time, Instant Scratch-Its players enjoyed more than 27.1 million wins across all prize tiers worth more than $208.8 million. This equates to more than half a million dollars won on Instant Scratch-Its every day.
