A LUCKY girl scooped an unbelievable £1.3million lottery jackpot with a ticket she did not even pay for.
Her in-laws put the ticket in a birthday card in her mailbox outdoors her residence in Yorke Peninsula, Australia – nevertheless it sat unopened for 3 days.
The nameless girl instructed The Lott: “I celebrated my birthday on the weekend, and we have been out all day.
“It wasn’t till all of us got here residence that I made a decision to open my items as a household.
“I acquired a birthday card from my in-laws within the mail, and it had an X Lotto ticket inside.
“I feel it was sitting in our publish field for the final three days, which is loopy to suppose.”
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She was then surprised to search out out she had bagged the £1.3million ($2.58m AUD) windfall when she opened the letter.
The lucky girl added: “I assumed that I might’ve simply received $20 — not $2.58 million.
“I instructed my in-laws immediately, they usually thought we have been pulling their leg.
“It’s so surreal. What an important birthday present.”
She mentioned the eye-watering win has modified her life and she or he desires to now assist her household.
“This ticket is a present, so we sit up for giving again to our households,” she added.
“We’ve been looking to buy a home for 3 or 4 years, however we’ve needed to put it off for fairly a while now.
“Shopping for a home can be the very first thing we do, which is wonderful.”