A Foster man has admitted he remained surprisingly calm and collected when discovering his $100,000 top prize win on an Instant Scratch-Its ticket earlier this week.

His winning $5 Instant Scratch-Its ticket was purchased at Pulhams Furniture & Carpet, 13 Main Street, Foster.

“It’s a nice little bonus!” he exclaimed.

“I was very calm when I discovered the win and even the team member at the local store said the same thing.

“He said to me, ‘You’re too calm and collected!”.

“I knew I had won something, but I wasn’t exactly sure how much I’d won until I had visited The Lott head office for confirmation.

“I’ve never won anything in my life. It’s a nice feeling!”

When asked how he planned to enjoy his instant prize of $100,000, the Victorian retiree revealed he would save it for a rainy day.

“I’m known to be quite generous. I’m a giver, not a taker and my daughter has been on my back to save the prize, so I think I’ll take her advice!” he laughed.

“I’ll put it in the bank account, and it will be a nice boost to my retirement.”

During this same time, Instant Scratch-Its players enjoyed more than 28.7 million wins across all prize tiers worth more than $261 million. This equates to almost three-quarters of a million dollars won on Instant Scratch-Its every day.

Every month, Instant Scratch-Its’ 2nd Chance Draw gives you another chance to turn your eligible non-winning Instant Scratch-Its into a winner. Visit thelott.com to enter this month’s 2nd Chance Draw.

In 2022, more than 135.3 million winners took home more than $4.14 billion in prize money from their favourite games at The Lott, including TattsLotto, Monday & Wednesday Lotto, Powerball, Oz Lotto, Set for Life, Lucky Lotteries, Keno, Super 66, Lotto Strike and Instant Scratch-Its.

Last financial year, Australia’s official lotteries contributed more than $1.6 billion via state lottery taxes and donations to help community initiatives, such as hospitals, health research, disaster relief and education.