• Privacy policy
  • T&C’s
  • About Us
    • FAQ
    • Meet the Team
  • Contact us
TLE ONLINE SHOP!
  • TLE
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Opinion
  • Elevenses
  • Entertainment
    • All Entertainment
    • Film
    • Lifestyle
      • Horoscopes
    • Lottery Results
      • Lotto
      • Thunderball
      • Set For Life
      • EuroMillions
  • Food
    • All Food
    • Recipes
  • Property
  • Travel
  • Tech/Auto
No Result
View All Result
The London Economic
SUPPORT THE LONDON ECONOMIC
NEWSLETTER
  • TLE
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Opinion
  • Elevenses
  • Entertainment
    • All Entertainment
    • Film
    • Lifestyle
      • Horoscopes
    • Lottery Results
      • Lotto
      • Thunderball
      • Set For Life
      • EuroMillions
  • Food
    • All Food
    • Recipes
  • Property
  • Travel
  • Tech/Auto
No Result
View All Result
The London Economic
No Result
View All Result
Home News Environment

Australian bush fire victim to rebuild uninsured family home after lottery win

The man said all that remained of his home was a ‘few charred teacups’.

Joe Mellor by Joe Mellor
2020-01-09 13:02
in Environment, News
Credit;PA

Credit;PA

FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmailWhatsapp

A bushfire victim whose uninsured family home was destroyed has become a millionaire after using his wife’s lucky numbers in the Australian lottery.

The man, from Mount Cotton in Queensland, said the timing of the win was “impeccable” after recently losing his family home in the fires that continue to ravage New South Wales.

The Redlands resident, who asked to remain anonymous, said all that was left of his family’s home was a “few charred teacups”.

 

He said: “We didn’t know if we would ever be able to rebuild but now we definitely can!

“This is amazing. I can’t get over it.”

Huge win

He was informed of his win, worth about £525,000, after being contacted by a lottery official. Oblivious to his good fortune, he was already at work.

He told the official: “Did I win one million dollars?

RelatedPosts

Stunned response as Linda Robson tells Loose Women panel she thinks Boris Johnson is a ‘decent man’

Laurence Fox told to pay £36k legal fees for drag artist and Stonewall executive

Guns banned at Trump’s NRA address

‘Is that it?’: PM’s lapdog newspapers tell Brits to move on over Partygate

Australia Wildfires
A firefighter manages a controlled burn near Tomerong, Australia, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020, set in an effort to contain a larger fire nearby. (Rick Rycroft/AP)

“Am I seeing things? Is this real?

“I can’t wait to go home and give my wife a big kiss and a cuddle!”

He had used his wife’s “special numbers” on the ticket: “They’ve delivered in a big way.”

The winner purchased his winning entry online at thelott.com – Australia’s official lotteries.

 
 

Across Australia, at least 25 people have been killed and 2,000 homes destroyed by the blazes with the fires expected to rage for another three to four months.

It is estimated that half a billion animals have also died in the wildfires.

Related – Sir Elton John pledges a million dollars for Australian wildfires as other celebrities promise support too

Since you are here

Since you are here, we wanted to ask for your help.

Journalism in Britain is under threat. The government is becoming increasingly authoritarian and our media is run by a handful of billionaires, most of whom reside overseas and all of them have strong political allegiances and financial motivations.

Our mission is to hold the powerful to account. It is vital that free media is allowed to exist to expose hypocrisy, corruption, wrongdoing and abuse of power. But we can't do it without you.

If you can afford to contribute a small donation to the site it will help us to continue our work in the best interests of the public. We only ask you to donate what you can afford, with an option to cancel your subscription at any point.

To donate or subscribe to The London Economic, click here.

The TLE shop is also now open, with all profits going to supporting our work.

The shop can be found here.

You can also SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER .

Subscribe to our Newsletter

View our  Privacy Policy and Terms & Conditions

Trending on TLE

  • All
  • trending
Abdollah

‘Rescue us’: Afghan teacher begs UK to help him escape Taliban

CHOMSKY: “If Corbyn had been elected, Britain would be pursuing a much more sane course”

What If We Got Rid Of Prisons?

More from TLE

Dog abandoned in church with heartbreaking note from owner who became homeless

Darren Grimes admits he was ‘stupidly naive’ for voting for The Conservatives

Video – BLM activist who carried man to safety wants ‘equality for all’

Boris Johnson with Farage as deputy most popular coalition in hung parliament, poll reveals

Progressives, unite and take over

End ‘Invisible Man’ act, Labour urges camera-shy Williamson

Government has Khan over a barrel as £1.6bn TfL bailout agreed

England’s World Cup Player Ratings

5 Reasons you should see Guys and Dolls this Christmas

Moldova signs application to join the EU amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

About Us

TheLondonEconomic.com – Open, accessible and accountable news, sport, culture and lifestyle.

Read more

© 2019 thelondoneconomic.com - TLE, International House, 24 Holborn Viaduct, London EC1A 2BN. All Rights Reserved.




No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Entertainment
  • Lifestyle
  • Food
  • Travel
  • More…
    • Elevenses
    • Opinion
    • Property
    • Tech & Auto
  • About Us
    • Meet the Team
    • Privacy policy
  • Contact us

© 2019 thelondoneconomic.com - TLE, International House, 24 Holborn Viaduct, London EC1A 2BN. All Rights Reserved.