A Wollongong man who won $200,000 in the lottery initially thought the congratulatory email he received was a "scam".
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The man won the prize in the Monday draw but when the lottery officials first contacted him he felt it wasn't real.
"When I initially saw your email I thought, 'That's strange, it must be a scam'," he said.
"I probably assessed the email a million times and then I started to think it might actually be true, but I couldn't access my online The Lott account straight away to double check."
He found out he really was $200,000 richer when an official called him to tell him of the win.
"Wow that is fantastic!" he laughed. "That is really, really good. "God I've already been in a good mood and now I am in an even better mood!"
He hasn't worked out how to spend his newfound fortune, but planned to celebrate big on Monday night.
"God, it's all a bit overwhelming at the moment," he said.
"I am sure there will be something fun I can do with the prize, maybe a holiday or something like that. "It's definitely going to come in handy."
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Glen Humphries
I'm an award-winning senior journalist with the Illawarra Mercury and have well over two decades' worth of experience in newspapers. I cover the three local councils in the Illawarra for the Mercury, state and federal politics, as well as writing for the TV guide. If I'm not writing, I'm reading.
I'm an award-winning senior journalist with the Illawarra Mercury and have well over two decades' worth of experience in newspapers. I cover the three local councils in the Illawarra for the Mercury, state and federal politics, as well as writing for the TV guide. If I'm not writing, I'm reading.
