Oz Lotteries winner comes forward to claim massive prize
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A young Aussie thought he was the victim of a prank call from a friend, only to realise minutes later he had just become $250,000 richer.
Tristan, a 22-year-old from Canberra, was looking at his phone last Thursday night while waiting for his UberEats order to arrive when he received a call.
It was Oz Lotteries host Sarah Butler calling him to let him know he won a quarter of a million dollars.
'I thought it was one of my housemates' pranks,' Tristan told Oz Lotteries.
When he realised it wasn't his friend, he ran downstairs to his housemate and put the phone on speaker.
'My housemate stood up and screamed, before giving me a hug,' he said.
'None of us know anyone who's won money like this. It doesn't feel real.'
Tristan said he would head to a financial advisor before using his winnings to enter the housing market, which brought his mother to tears.
Tristan, from Canberra, gets his winnings which will allow him to buy a house
Tristan's mum was moved to tears when she found out about his big win
'I don't want to mess it up,' he said.
'The goal is a house deposit, that's it. If I play this right, it changes everything.'
The young man's mother also couldn't believe the luck her son had received and became emotional because of what it would mean for his future.
'Mum almost cried when she realised this means I will be able to buy a house,' Tristan said.
'My generation can't get into the housing market. She never thought her son would be able to buy a house.'
Tristan was flown to Brisbane to watch the money be directly transferred into his account from the Oz Lotteries Toowong headquarters.
It was the biggest Daily Winners cash giveaway, and the ACT man said that his 'hands were so sweaty' and that he 'barely slept a wink' while thinking about the big win as he made his way up north to receive his prize.
