The search is on for Cloncurry's newest lottery winner who could be heading into the weekend completely unaware they won more than $200,000 in yesterday's Lucky Lotteries Mega Jackpot draw.
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The Queensland ticket holder won the guaranteed 1st Prize of $200,000 in Lucky Lotteries Mega Jackpot draw 1478, drawn Thursday February 20.
As well as winning the 1st prize, the mystery winner also won a consolation prize of $1,000 boosting their total prize to $201,000.
The ticket is unregistered, so the Lott officials have no way of contacting the winner and have to wait for them to come forward to claim their prize.
The winning ticket was purchased at Chaplains Newsagency, 23 Ramsay Street, Cloncurry. Chaplains Newsagency manager Kaylene Lapworth said the outlet was thrilled to have made one their customers $200,000 richer.
"It is amazing news not only for our winner but also for the community and for us," Ms Lapworth said.
"We are so happy for our winning customer. It's so exciting to help deliver a win to someone and change their lives.
"We are encouraging all of our players to check their tickets and we hope they discover their win soon.
"It's been an amazing start to the day to hear we've sold such an awesome prize.
"Hopefully this is the start of a winning streak and we make more of our customers major prize winners."
The Lott spokesperson Ally Ramsamy said she was eager to confirm the news with the winner and unite them with their prize.
"Someone out there could be entering the weekend with an extra $200,000 in their bank account, but they haven't realised they've won," Ms Ramsamy said.
"Just imagine the exciting plans you could be making for the rest of the year.
"Make sure you check your wallet, handbag, fridge door, or anywhere else you may have stored your tickets.
"If you discover you're holding the winning ticket, hold on tight to it and phone 131 868 as soon as possible so we can start the prize claim process."
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