community - 2026-06-30

Cromer man wins $1.5 million on scratchie bought at Wheeler Heights newsagency

Source: www.northernbeachesadvocate.com.au

A Cromer man has won the top $1.5 million prize on a scratchie bought in Wheeler Heights, in the latest major lottery win linked to the Northern Beaches. The winner said he was drinking his morning coffee and reading the paper when he realised the ticket had changed the family’s finances. The man bought the $30 Instant Scratch-Its Mega Cash ticket from Wheeler Heights Newsagency on South Creek Road. He said buying a coffee, the paper and a scratchie was part of a regular routine. When he scratched the ticket, he at first struggled to believe what he was seeing. He said the biggest amount he had previously won was about $150, so the jump to a $1.5 million top prize came as a shock. He called his wife into the kitchen to check the result after taking the ticket into better light and looking at it again. He said she does not play and needed some convincing before accepting that the win was real. The family has already started talking about how the money could be used. The winner said the prize would allow them to do some things around the house and help their children, though he said it still had not fully sunk in and would only feel real once the money was in the bank. The result...