From watching MAFS to a gym workout: Where lucky Lotto winners have been when they became instant millionaires
Literally everybody is watching Married At First Sight Australia right now, including the latest winner of the $100 million Oz Lotto jackpot.
The Western Sydney woman told a lottery representative she was falling asleep after watching an episode of MAFS and was worried something was wrong when she received so many calls.
But right after seeing our latest batch of singles get married in front of the nation, she soon learned that she had become the biggest individual winner in the draw's history.
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"Who is this? Why are you calling this late?" she said when she got the news, according to officials from The Lott.
"What the hell. Can you repeat that? Oh my god. Don't lie to me."
The Elizabeth Hills woman said she plans to stop working "seven days a week", buy her own house and "go on some holidays" after winning the entire $100 million jackpot.
As one woman goes from MAFS to millions, we take a look at what other lottery winners were doing when they got the life-changing news:
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Lucky on the loo
Everyone needs some peace and quiet when they're on the toilet, but a Taree man was happy to have that serenity interrupted when he realised he'd won $4.6 million.
"I was actually sitting on the loo when I checked my ticket!" he laughed.
"What a way to realise I'm a multi-millionaire now."
The New South Wales resident scored the only division one winning entry nationally in Powerball draw and pocketed $4,681,528.85.
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A Western Sydney woman is now $100 million richer after getting the call while watching MAFS. The Lotto
Life-changing commute
An Adelaide woman stunned fellow travellers as she let out an elated scream on the bus when she learned won $1 million in a Weekday Windfall draw.
"I'm so happy. I'm shaking. I'm on the bus right now and I can't help but scream to everyone that I've won," she told organisers.
"I can buy a house! I've got my daughter here and we're so happy. This is everything to us."
Winners have found themselves in the most bizarre locations when they get the lucky call. Lotto
Winning workout
A workout will have your heart racing at the best of times, but imagine one Victorian woman's surprise when her gym session was stopped by a call revealing she'd won $4.8 million.
The Glen Waverly woman held one of the two division one winning entries nationally in Set for Life draw, meaning she'd be paid in monthly instalments of $20,000 over 20 years.
"I'm standing in the middle of a carpark, and I've just checked my ticket!" she exclaimed.
"I literally just finished my gym workout and saw I had these missed calls."
Life's a beach
Kicking back by the beach is an ideal way to unwind, but it's safe to say that Zen was interrupted when a Wollongong woman got the call she was $100,000 richer.
The beachgoer was rolling in the sand when she noticed multiple missed calls coming through.
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Initially ignoring them, she eventually answered to discover she'd been successful in the Lucky Lotteries Super Jackpot draw.
"I had absolutely zero idea I was ignoring a $100,000 phone call," she said.
"I'm at the beach right now and I was just drifting off when you called earlier."
She planned to some of the prize towards a brand new car.
Many winners initially ignore the phone calls from lottery organisers not realising who they're from. The Lott
Another year older and richer
A Melbourne man had the best birthday of his life when he unwrapped the ultimate gift – a TattsLotto ticket worth a dazzling $367,000.
"I honestly couldn't believe it. I scanned the ticket at the local news agency, and it came up with, 'Prize too big to pay out in-store', and I thought hang on!" he told The Lott.
"I then had a look online and it came up with the division one win.
"It was my birthday too which is the crazy part!"
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The lucky Moonee Ponds resident said he still decided to go to work the next day but had a celebratory dinner and drinks.
He was eager to put the $367,000 into his business and jet off to Japan.
It's finally payday
Surely winning $100,000 is a good enough reason to clock off work early? At least that's what a Thornleigh resident thought when his working day got off to a flying start.
The man couldn't believe that he held the first prize winning entry in Lucky Lotteries Super Jackpot – and it all came from a free ticket!
"What a day! I've barely even started work and already so much has happened," he rejoiced.
With plans to pay off a chunk of his mortgage the man decided it was time to celebrate.
"I think I'm going to have to leave work early – I'm just too excited," he said.
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