Unwrapping Instant Scratch-Its tickets and choccies in a Christmas Eve Glad Wrap game has paid off for a young Silverdale woman, who's now looking forward to an exciting prize of $1,000 a week for the next five years.
The New South Wales resident's winning $5 Live the Life Singapore ticket was purchased at Lotteries Silverdale, Shop 15, Silverdale Shopping Centre, 2316-2320 Silverdale Road, Silverdale.
The winning woman relayed how the life-enhancing discovery came about when speaking to us.
"It's crazy!" she exclaimed.
"I had to check it many times. It happened around 10pm on Christmas Eve and we couldn't believe it.
"Every Christmas Eve, my family gets together for our annual game where mum picks up scratchies and choccies, then wraps the whole lot in Glad Wrap.
"We take turns rolling the dice, and whenever someone gets a double, they get to peel back the Glad Wrap and claim whatever's inside.
"My dad was actually asleep when it all happened, and my mum ran down the stairs and woke him up. We all celebrated afterwards.
"I think I'll save the prize for a rainy day.
"Thank you very much!"
Lotteries Silverdale co-owner Jordan Eid said he was thrilled to have sold a top prize-winning Instant Scratch-Its ticket to a local family.
"It feels amazing! We've only been operating for about five months, and this is our first top prize-winning Instant Scratch-Its ticket we've sold, so we're really happy," he said.
"The family of the winner actually came back in after the win to tell us the exciting news, and we couldn't be happier for them.
"Congratulations to the winning woman and we hope she spends the money wisely! Best of luck!"
