A South Coast man has declared he’ll upgrade his boat and spend even more time at sea after winning $202,000 in today’s Lucky Lotteries Mega Jackpot draw.

The New South Wales man won the guaranteed 1st Prize of $200,000 in Lucky Lotteries Mega Jackpot draw 1176, drawn Wednesday 12 December 2018. The winner’s entry also won a consolation prize of $2,000, rounding up his total win to $202,000.

The unsuspecting winner was blown away when we called him this afternoon to break the exciting news.

“Oh wow, isn’t that lovely!” he exclaimed.

“That’s so great. I’m so surprised!

“I won a nice prize a few years ago, but it certainly wasn’t this big!”

The regular Lucky Lotteries player revealed he’s been playing for decades and this win means he can spend more time doing what he loves.

“I absolutely love being out on the ocean, so I’ll be doing plenty more of that,” he revealed.

“I’ve been looking at buying another boat, I was only looking at it last week, thinking it’s time to upgrade.

“Now I can finally do that!”

The winner, who wishes to remain anonymous, purchased his winning entry of five consecutive numbers at Callala Bay IGA Supermarket, Shop 5, 55 Emmett Street, Callala Bay.

Callala Bay IGA Supermarket manager Ringo Thompson said the outlet was celebrating the wonderful win.

“This is fantastic for our village,” he said.

“We haven’t had a big win in years, this is great news.”