A couple of Mackay housemates are looking forward to a Christmas getaway like no other after their weekly Instant Scratch-Its tradition yielded them a $200,000 top-prize win.
 
The duo’s winning $15 Crosswords Book ticket was purchased at North Mackay News, 26 Evans Ave, North Mackay.
 
When we confirmed their newfound fortune, the winning pair confessed they initially thought they’d won $5,000, only to discover they’d actually won a glorious $200,000.
 
“We’re feeling extra good today!” one of the winning men laughed.
 
“We initially thought we’d won $5,000 and we were stoked with that.
 
“Little did we know we’d actually won $200,000! A little bit of a jump from what we originally thought.
 
“My flatmate and I each buy one Instant Scratch-Its ticket a week and share the games.
 
“We can’t believe we’ve won such a big prize – it’s surreal.
 
“We just keep pinching ourselves to check if it’s real.
 
“We’re going to book a cruise over Christmas and enjoy every second of it.
 
“It’s been a big year, and it will be nice to unwind.”
 
North Mackay News owner Raj Sundaresan said he couldn’t be happier to hear a local customer scored $200,000 from an Instant Scratch-Its ticket purchased at his outlet.
 
“It’s been a while since we’ve had a big win at our outlet, so it feels amazing to know we’ve changed someone's life again,” he said.
 
“Our customers are over the moon to hear a local person has won big just in time for Christmas.
 
“Congratulations to our winner! Thank you for supporting our store and we hope you have a magical Christmas.”