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Is this Real? Ask $4.8 million Set for Life Winners
Is this Real? Ask $4.8 million Set for Life Winners
If you received a phone call informing you of a$4.8 million Set for Life win, would you believe it? A couple from the Gold Coast in Australia received such a call and almost hung up the phone.
They believed that the call was just some friends playing a prank on them. In fact, it was The Lott on the other end of the phone. The couple had really won the $4.8 million jackpot in the Set for Life draw held on Sunday 18 July.
Their winnings will be paid in instalments of $20,000 a month for the next 20 years. It’s the tenth Set for Life division one winner won in 2021.
Holy Moly
The couple (who have asked to remain anonymous) were getting ready to go to work when their phone rang. “Is this real? Are you actually a real person?” the winning woman asked. After repeating ‘Oh my god,’ a few times, she said “Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Holy moly! “
The lucky Set for Life player says that the win means “All our dreams can come true now.” She’s always thought a big win would come along one day but $80,000 not $4.8 million.
Her husband wasn’t convinced the news was real. “Are you sure you’re not pranking us?” the shocked husband said. “You don’t sound like any of my mates, so this must be true. Otherwise, I’d be hanging up the phone,” he continued.
The Set for Life winners didn’t go to work that day. Instead, they went out and celebrated. “I think we will be a few kilos heavier after today!” joked the husband. The couple have a large family and will share their prize with all of them.
Time to Retire
They will also retire from work said the husband. He also plans to move his father into “a nice place” and “just make life better for him.” There will be some holidays around Australia and then overseas when possible. The couple already have some good savings so this Set for Life win will allow them to “just enjoy life.”
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