A Canberra man will spend a little and save the rest of a $200,000 lotto win that left him sleepless on Monday night after he suspected he had won.
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The man, who has chosen to remain anonymous, said he had bought Lucky Lotteries tickets for decades and was shocked when an official confirmed the win while he was at work on Tuesday morning.
He took home the first prize of $200,000 draw and also won a $1000 consolation prize on the same ticket.
"I'm absolutely amazed. I'm shocked. I can't believe this!" he told a NSW Lotteries official.
"I really can't think straight at the moment but I think I'll put it away for my retirement," he said.
"I'll spend a little bit on renovations around the house and save the rest."
The man bought his ticket from Penney's Paper Shop in Gungahlin, which has sold 12 major prize-winning tickets in 13 years.
Shop owner James Penney said it was a good record for the store and he was excited for the shop's latest winning customer.
"That's almost one [winner] every year so with that type of track record we have to consider ourselves a lucky store," he said.
The Lucky Lotteries Mega jackpot is now $44.68 million and the Super jackpot is $3.62 million.
