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AUSTRALIA is known as the lucky country – but it seems some pockets are more fortunate than others.
New data released from The Lott has revealed the nation’s biggest Instant ScratchIt wins, crunching the numbers to reveal our luckiest postcodes.
Tasmania had seven big wins worth a combined $471,000, with Glenorchy scoring two prizes totalling $175,000.
Plympton is South Australia’s hot spot, with two of The Lott’s top prizes.
The state had 14 big wins worth more than $1.4m.
But Queensland took out the biggest payout, with 50 top prize wins worth $3.5m.
Its lucky postcodes include Calliope in the Gladstone region with four wins, followed by Nerang, close to the Gold Coast, and nearby Coomera with of three wins each.
The Sydney suburb of Marrickville is NSW’s luckiest postcode, with three of The Lott’s four winning Instant
Top 10 luckiest postcodes for scratchie wins.
QLD 4680...Calliope/Gladstone NSW 2204 ............ Marrickville QLD 4211 ......... Nerang/Carrara QLD 4209 ..Coomera/Pimpama NSW 2830 ..................... Dubbo
LUCKY ZONES
QLD 4650 .......... Maryborough VIC3280 ........... Warrnambool QLD 4118 ......... Browns Plains/ Regents Park
QLD 4810 .............. Townsville
Scratch-Its sold at Marrickville Metro Newsagency.
NSW is also where the greatest amount of Instant ScratchIts winnings – 52 top prizes worth a total of $3.4m – has been won over the past year.
Victoria sold 26 top prizes worth more than $2.7m.
The Lott spokeswoman Bronwyn Spencer said 151 Instant Scratch-Its prize winners took home more than $11.8m in prizemoney in the past year.
“It’s important to remember a top prize Instant Scratch-Its ticket could be anywhere,” she said.