Young woman wins $100,000 Lucky Lotteries jackpot

The Lucky Lotteries super jackpot draw remained unclaimed for two weeks until the unsuspecting winner made the discovery after a letter in the mail prompted to check her ticket.

"I had received a letter urging me to check my tickets and so I decided I should probably go and do that," she said.

"After the lady in the newsagency checked the ticket, she went completely blank for a few seconds.

"Then she started looking at the ticket and reading the screen and then looked back at me. Then she told me she needed to tell me something privately."

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The May 4 draw was a life-changing moment for the woman, who said she was nervous and jittery at receiving the news.

"As soon as I found out, I called my husband and that's when I started crying," she said.

"He thought there was something wrong, but I said it was the opposite and then I told him what happened.

"He couldn't believe it. He could barely say a word, and I could barely stop crying.

"We had some wine to celebrate that night."

The couple plans on sharing their win with family and keep the rest for the future.

The winning entry for the Lucky Lotteries Super Jackpot draw 10458, sold by Townhall Newsagency in Young, now has owners keen to see more big wins.

"We are over the moon for our winner and do wish her all the best with her prize," newsagency owner Pauline Cottrell said.

"It creates such a buzz when someone wins! I think we get just as excited as we suspect the winners do.

"We are hoping that we have some more major wins soon."

Earlier in the year, a Wagga woman came forward to become an instant multi-millionaire after the New Year's Eve Powerball draw.

The woman, aged in her 20s, held the only division one winning entry and pocketed a cool $9.8 million.

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