The heat has been rising across the country— and not just on the thermometer. December is halfway through, and with a blazing start at that, as we saw our major prize winners waltz stress-free into the week thanks to a boost to their bank accounts. Here are some winning moments that warmed our hearts:

Oz Lotto jackpot win melts away work worries

A man from Burra was left ‘shellshocked’ after a chance check of his ticket led to the revelation he had won the entire $50 million Oz Lotto jackpot prize! Coming to terms with the surprise win, the man used some heated words to express the feeling of becoming a multi-millionaire.

“It’s f***ed! I can’t believe it,” he exclaimed.

“I just checked the ticket. Oh my god!

“I didn’t even know the Oz Lotto jackpot had been won and there was a winner. I just came in to check my ticket.

“I don’t think I’ll work again. I think my workdays are done.”

Holiday season set to shine extra-bright

A 1st Prize win brought sunshine to a Port Kembla woman’s day, after she scored $100,000 in a recent Lucky Lotteries Super Jackpot draw. Feeling breathless and shaky, the winning woman shared the win had come at the perfect time for Christmas.

“Oh my god! I still can’t believe it!” she cried.

“I rushed to tell my husband the news and he started to get shaky hands.

“It will be nice to head into the holiday season stress-free.

“This is the best news to receive on a Monday—it feels like a ray of sunshine!”

From fright to million-dollar fortune

On the south-west coast, a Warrnambool man gave his partner a red-hot delivery of the news they had won $1.2 million in Saturday Lotto—deciding to drop by her work unannounced.

"I was sitting down on Saturday night and remembered I had a ticket. I checked it, and when I saw the win, I thought, 'Hang on, that can’t be right!’” he explained.

"It was pretty late, and I debated whether to tell my partner straight away over text, but in the end, I decided it would be a lot more fun to surprise her at work the next day.

“I had to pull out the ticket again and enter the numbers on The Lott website to prove it. Then she said, ‘Oh my f****** god!’”
Long-standing Instant Scratch-Its tradition leads to win

And from unforeseen Saturday Lotto surprises to long-standing Instant Scratch-Its loot. A pair of Camden sisters were left electrified with excitement after discovering their $100,000 top prize win.

“It was just the other day; we were at a cafe enjoying a ticket when we scratched our way to the big win,” she shared.

“We just kept giggling and saying to each other, ‘This can’t be real?!’.

“We’re going to start with getting our passports updated.

“Believe it or not, we’re going to keep up our weekly ritual. We just love it too much!”

Will the wins keep firing into next week, or will we see things cool off in time for the new year? For your chance to see what a major prize feels like, grab a ticket into your favourite game either in store, online or via The Lott app. Wishing you a week wrapped with wins!