The best loss of his life: Emu Plains golf tradition leads to $100,000 Lucky Lotteries win

The Lott

A long-running golfing tradition between two Emu Plains mates has paid off in spectacular fashion, after a loss on the course delivered a $100,000 Lucky Lotteries prize.

The winning pair held the 1st Prize winning entry in Lucky Lotteries Super Jackpot draw 11100 and took home a total prize of $100,000.

When we spoke with one of the winning men, he was still floating on cloud nine.

“It’s fantastic! It’s great news!” he laughed.

“It’s a funny story actually. It’s going to be shared between two of us.

“So, I play golf with a mate of mine. We’ve been playing for 30-odd years, and we have this thing where whoever loses has to buy a Lucky Lotteries ticket.

“It was quite a shock to see we’d won.

“Just as well I’d lost this time, otherwise, we might have got a different ticket!

“We’re over the moon. We’ll certainly celebrate together.

“Thank you so much!”

Their winning entry of one ticket was purchased from Lennox Newsagency, Shops 18 & 19, 219-249 Great Western Hwy, Emu Plains.

Lennox Newsagency team member Steven Prang said he and the team were over the moon to be a part of someone’s thrilling win.

“It’s amazing! The winners were very excited,” he said.

“We’ve sold a couple of major prize-winning tickets over the years so it’s great to have another one.

“It’s always a good feeling to sell a big prize. We hope it might change a few things for them. Next time we’ll sell the jackpot prize too!

“Congratulations to our winners. Have a fantastic time and happy spending.”

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