A YOUNG mother who only started playing lottery games three weeks ago has won $300,000 on the lottery.
The mum from Sydney scooped the whopping cash prize after buying a ticket for the Lotto Strike draw.
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A mum from Fairfield, Sydney won over $300,000 on Wednesday's Lotto Strike draw 5015 Credit: Alamy
She had only played the lotto a few times before her $302,379 (￡162,000) win and was stunned when an official confirmed the prize.
She said: “I only started playing about three weeks ago. I’ve been playing a few games and thought I’d give Lotto Strike a go.
“You think your chances of winning are small – you don’t expect to win!"
“You think your chances of winning are small – you don’t expect to win!
The woman, who purchased the winning ticket online, happened to check her numbers after Wednesday evening's draw and couldn't believe her chances.
She recalls sitting shocked for a while and struggling to get to sleep that night.
“This is the best news ever! It’s really going to help my young family out”, she added.
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The mother used a combination of birth dates and special numbers to pick her lucky numbers.
The winning numbers drawn on Wednesday were 43, 25, 31 and 13.
The tally of the Lotto's division one winners has now reached 306 for this calendar year, including 90 won by NSW Lotteries customers.