Pensioners on the brink of losing home win $1 million lotto
A pensioner couple on the brink of losing their home have become $1 million richer after winning the lotto.
The couple, aged in their 60s, from Western Australia, used their last bit of spare change of $11 to purchase a lottery ticket after the wife had a dream she had won lotto.
On Monday, the dream became a reality when the couple won the Lotterywest Division One prize.
“I was surprised my hubby let me use our last bit of change to buy the ticket but it was a Double Win Day,” the wife said.
“I wanted to tell my husband straight away but I was scared the shock of it would give him a heart attack.”
The husband and wife had been struggling with mortgage repayments and planning to sell their home.
When the wife told her husband about the winnings, he thought she was joking.
“I told her not to be stupid,” he said.
“When I rechecked the numbers I immediately realised we could afford our next mortgage payment.”
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