Man wins $100,000 a year

A 62-year-old Umina man has won $100,000 a year for 10 years in a "scratch lottery" win.

"I’ve been buying scratchies for 20 years and usually two ‘Win For Life’ tickets each week for ages, and this time I got lucky.

"I sat down at the dining room table and got the shock of my life when I realised what I’d won and went straight to the club for a few beers," the winner told NSW Lotteries.

The man has spread $40,000 amongst family members from his first $100,000 instalment and said he was tempted to buy a boat.

As a gesture of thanks, the seller of the winning ticket received a bouquet of flowers from the lucky man.

Media release, September 4