호주 로또, 음료수 덕분에 1등 당첨된 남성사연 화제

시원한 음료수 덕분에 로또(호주는 즉석복권도 로또에 속함) 1등에 당첨된 남성 이야기가 화제다. 이 남성은 드라이빙을 하던 중 목이 말라 근처 주유소 매점에 들렸는데, 우연히 옆에 있던 즉석복권이 눈에 띄어 구입했더니 1등에 당첨됐다고 밝혔다.

호주 지역언론 데일리그래프(Dailytelegraph)에 따르면 행운의 로또 당첨자는 킹스우드 지역(Kingswood)에 거주하는 20대 남성으로 그는 울월스(Woolworths) 주유소에서 음료수를 계산하려다 충동적으로 즉석복권 2달러를 구매한 것으로 전해졌다.

이 남성은 “2달러 즉석복권이 2만5천달러(2,150만원)로 변했다”며 “정말 기뻤다. 잠깐 음료수를 사려고 휴게소에 들렸는데 이 같은 행운을 잡았다”고 말했다.

그는 “카운터에서 음료수를 계산하려고 할 때, 두 장의 즉석 복권이 눈에 띄었다”며 “그때는 아무생각 없이 구입했다. 그날 밤이 돼서야 내가 복권을 샀던 것이 기억났다”고 전했다.

그러면서 “주머니에서 꺼내 즉석 복권을 긁었는데 2만 5천달러에 당첨됐다. 밤 11시였지만 바로 가족들에게 전화했다. 당첨사실을 알렸는데 아무도 내 말을 믿지 않더라. 그래서 당첨복권을 직접보여줬다”고 설명했다.

한편 행운의 “음료수 로또” 주인공은 당첨금으로 차를 사겠다고 밝혔다. 그는 “당첨금으로 멋진 차를 사고 싶다”며 “나머지 상금은 은행에 저축할 것”이라고 계획을 밝혔다.

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http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/west/thirst-for-a-cold-drink-leads-to-lotto-win/news-story/a1d26237afe65ed876935087e5bd3057

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Thirst for a cold drink leads to lotto win

May 5, 2016 1:16pm

Penrith Press

A lottery scratchie ticket bought at Kingswood has won $25,000. File image.

A thirst for a cold drink has led to a very handy Lotto win for one young man.

On impulse, while paying for a can of soft drink at the Woolworths Petrol in Kingswood the man decided to also buy a few scratchie tickets.

It was an exciting moment when the $2 Scratch-It revealed a $25,000 win, the man, aged in his 20s, said.

The young man scratched up a $25,000 win.

“I’m stoked! It was just one of those things that happens. I was in the car with a mate driving around when we stopped at a servo to grab a few cold soft drinks,” the excited winner told NSW Lotteries.

“While I was at the counter paying for my drink, I decided to buy a couple of scratchie tickets as well. I didn’t scratch them straight away. It was later that night that I remembered I had the tickets and I thought I better scratch them.

“After I’d scratched my $2 ticket, I looked at it and thought wow I’ve won! I called out to my mate to look at my scratchie ticket and after he checked it he shouted, ‘Holy moly – you’ve won $25,000!’.

“It was about 11 o’clock at night but I called my folks straight away to tell them my exciting news. Dad asked me what had I done and I told him that I’d just won $25,000! He didn’t believe me and said he wouldn’t until I showed him my winning ticket!

“Actually the few people I have told haven’t believed me at first but then I’ve shown them my winning scratchie ticket! I think that I’ve only ever bought maybe one or two scratchie tickets before and they were to give to someone else!

“I’m going to put most of my windfall in the bank and I’ll use some of it to buy myself a nice car.”