A Shoalhaven retiree revealed he thought he was stuck in a dream when he discovered he’d won $200,000 in the latest Lucky Lotteries Mega Jackpot draw.

The New South Wales player won the guaranteed 1st Prize of $200,000 in Lucky Lotteries Mega Jackpot draw 1266, drawn Wednesday 3 April 2019.

Confirming his win with us this afternoon the man revealed how he realised his good fortune.

“I came back in from mowing the lawn and checked my online lottery account and saw I had a win,” he explained. 

“I thought it would maybe be $12 or something.

“When I checked my account and saw I’d won $202,000 of course I didn’t believe it!

“I thought it had to be nonsense. I thought it couldn’t possibly be true, that I must have been stuck in a drea.m

“I’ve never won anything in all my life before! Not even a chook raffle!”

The thrilled winner told us he needed to take a rest after the exciting discovery. 

“I’ve been playing the Lucky Lotteries Mega Jackpot and the Super Jackpot for quite some time,” he said. 

“I’ve been very keen on the $52 million jackpot but this is certainly very good.

“I’m elated to say the very least.

“I’ve been having a think and I think I will invest a lot of it.

“And I would love to go on a holiday to Japan!”

The winner, who wishes to remain anonymous, purchased his winning entry of nine consecutive numbers online at thelott.com – Australia’s official lotteries.