Surprise, Surprise!

A Heartwarming Story

We had a regular customer phone for Saturday Lotto results (as she does regularly) who found that she had chosen 4 numbers last week. She was excited to find that she had won over $50.00.

This would help pay her electricity bill that she was trying to pay off from her pension every fortnight and was quite an exciting win for her. Because she is on oxygen and unable to leave the house, she sent a neighbour down to collect the money on her behalf.

When we ran the ticket for the neighbour to collect, we found that our regular player had made a mistake and stopped checking the ticket when she had enough numbers to win a prize. Instead of 4 numbers, she had 5 numbers plus the supplementary and the winnings had escalated beyond our upper payment limit!

Now the $50.00 prize was over $16,800.00 and would have to be paid directly by cheque! The neighbour became worried about the effects of this good fortune so she took her husband with her to break the news. She thought that he could phone for help while she start CPR if it was too much of a shock for the winner!

Fortunately we received a very excited call soon after the news was broken. The winner had already made plans to pay all her electricty bill and to purchase an oxygen bottle that was portable and would allow her to leave the house for the first time in many months.

Over the years we have had many heartwarming stories after wins that were not large enough to make headline news but have been most significant to our winners.

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Maxine and Peter

Friday 13th Winner

Our Count the Cats Competition

We all had tremendous fun on the day, with wild guesses and accurate calculations being presented.

The answer was 106 and the winner was Fred Baker. He won our special prize hamper.

Everyone who entered won a prize and joined the fun. Our staff looked fantastic and took a lot of effort and time preparing for the day. Customer reactions were great and there was a lot of laughter all day. Watch for our next fun event!

Maxine and Peter

Friday 13th is Coming Up

Friday 13th

We are getting ready for some fun on this special day. The staff have been preparing their gear for weeks. Come in on Friday and check it out. Join in the fun of the day.

Buy yourself a lucky lottery ticket on the Friday and change your luck. Maybe we can sell another first prize on the special day. We will have a bonus for lottery ticket buyers.

We had a ton of fun on halloween with the shop decked out for the occasion.

See you soon,

Maxine and Peter

Millions More

Oz Lotto Hits $15 Million

After the $20 million Saturday Lotto was shared by 11 winners, Oz Lotto has jackpotted to a huge $25 million for Tuesday 26th May.

We are running in-store syndicates for our customers. Each has 15 shares. This allows you have part of a larger entry and a chance at larger and multiple prizes.

Ask our staff about these and system syndicates when you call in.

Maxine and Peter

Rare Event

Double Lottery Luck

In $2 jackpot lottery 9246 both 1st and 2nd prize were sold at Narellan Newsagency. Even though the lucky ticket numbers were about 65,000 tickets apart, they were the first two numbers out of "the barrell" in this lottery.

These days the lotteries are drawn by random number selection on a computer but it must be really unusual for the top prizes to come from sales at one Newsagency! We wonder if it has ever happened before in the history of the NSW Lotteries.

Maxine and Peter

Another Big Prize

$20 Million Saturday Lotto

On Saturday March 28th Lotto is offering a huge jackpot of $20 million.

We are already selling shares in our syndicates for that draw. There are a few different syndicates from which you can choose. Some customers like to get a share in each syndicate we run, but you'll have to keep checking at the shop so you don't miss out.

Remember that we run a syndicate when the games get to a prize of $10 milllion or more.

Maxine and Peter
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Another On The Way

Lucky Friday 13th Again

If you missed out buying a lucky lottery ticket last month, there is another chance in March.

Come in on the day to buy your lucky lottery ticket from us. You can have some fun with us on the day as we get into the spirit. You could even win a prize for your effort. It must be our turn to sell another big lottery prize soon. Join our growing list of big winners.

Last month we had a great time on the day that just happened to fall on the day before Valentine's Day. What will we do this time?

Maxine and Peter

So Much on the Go ...

Promotions and Fun For Everyone!

1. Back to School Sale
2. $40 million Oz Lotto
3. $10 million Powerball
4. Lucky Friday 13th ***BUY A LUCKY LOTTERY TICKET ***
5. Valentine's Day
6. $14 million Saturday Lotto Draw

Our staff are going crazy trying to keep up with all these events. It is a great challenge to have the displays changed in time for each event.

Reward their efforts by calling in and joining in the fun. There is no doubt that we could all us a little break from the horrible events occurring in Victoria. Come in for a free smile.

Maxine and Peter

A Run of Millions

A Series of Great Jackpots

We have entered an unusual period of different high prizes in several games:

1. Current $2 Jackpot Lottery $7 million
2. Tuesday Oz Lotto $15 million
3. Thursday Powerball $10 million
4. Saturday February 14 (Valentine's) $14 million

Watch carefully because they could easily continue to jackpot!

When a game reaches $10 million or more, we have our own store lucky syndicates on a first in first served basis. Our highest win to date is $82,000.00 and we are expecting another soon.

Check out our selections in the major games that we post up each week. Sometimes we have selected 3 out of 3 numbers. See if we can help you make a big win on your own ticket using our predictions.

Maxine and Peter

New Lotto Coupons

Final Changes

After Saturday October 11th the changes for the Lotto will be finalised and we will return to "normal".

The restrictions on advance selections will be removed and you can continue to select 2, 5 and 10 weeks entries. This makes it much easier if you go interstate or overseas so you can place your entries before you leave.

The new coupons are for the rule and entry changes that have occurred in Lotto and Saturday Lotto. This allowed other states to become included in our games and make it possible for bigger prizes and jackpots. Other games (Oz Lotto, Powerball, Pools and Lotteries) have not changed. Double-up entries are no longer an option for players.

If you do not use forms to enter, you will not notice any changes other than a small price increase in the Lotto games. Those using favourite picks on their registration cards will also see no other changes.

Watch for the bigger size of divisional (smaller) prizes as a result of these changes.

Obviously, we could do nothing about it, but we are pleased that all is now completed. If you are confused or would like an explanation of any changes, please ask our friendly staff.

Maxine and Peter
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Bigger Lotto Starts Soon

Further Lotto Changes

We have waited for an exact starting date for the new Lotto rules to be implemented.

One small complication is that on Tuesday and Wednesday October 7th and 8th, you can only enter that week's Wednesday Lotto. After the Wednesday draw, the new rules come into play and all entry conditions return to "normal". You will only notice this problem if you call in to place Monday entries on either of these two days.

Prices of some entries will change but larger jackpots will start immediately. Monday and Wednesday smaller prizes will be bigger. e.g. division 5 prizes are expected to increase by 10%.

Double Up will cease as an option for Lotto.

New entry forms will be required and all old forms will be rejected at the terminal. If you use entry forms, you should get some new ones now, so you don't get delayed by the changes from Thursday October 9th.

Watch for advertising or call in to check out the changes with our friendly staff.

Good luck!

Maxine and Peter
Is gambling a problem to you? Call G-Line (NSW) counselling service 1800 633 635

Minor Lotto Changes

Price Changes to Lotto Games

There have been several changes to different games that you should be aware of when placing your next entries. The size of several megapicks has changed so that you will get additional games when you request a megapick. The price per game has remained unaltered.

Some of the system entries have changed price and this will effect their total cost. As a result, we have had to restructure the cost and number of shares in our in-store syndicates.

We are happy to discuss these changes, but bear them in mind if you are the one who organises syndicates for work, friends or family.

Maxine and Peter

Powerball Win

Was This Our Best Result?

Only one day after the $58.7 million Powerball draw, the largest reported winning ticket that we sold is just a little over $54,000.00!

The holders of this ticket are greatly excited about their win, but it won't make headlines because it is so "small". We have had many smaller claims from new players who have become instant fans of Powerball. Don't forget to check your entry.

The next big game is Oz Lotto on Tuesday and then we have tons of fun planned for the only Friday 13th that will occur this year. On this day we have exclusive instore activities and many customers traditionally buy lottery tickets on black Fridays.

Test your luck on the day and join in the fun.

Maxine and Peter
Is gambling a problem to you? Call G-Line (NSW) counselling service 1800 633 635

$40 Million or More

Powerball enters record territory

The Powerball has now jackpotted to a guaranteed $40 million.

This could be larger if entries are like those we received when Oz Lotto reached this level. In the end, the first divison pool was around $48 million from all the extra entries it generated.

We have in store syndicates for Powerball that are in groups of 20 shares. These entries are in powerpicks where we select all the Powerballs in our entries so it doesn't matter which one comes out. We also get to pick an extra number. You can enter these on a first come, first served basis. We will continue to form new syndicates as long as we feel that we can sell all the shares we offer. (You may not realise that under the current rules we have to sell all the shares we make or we have to buy any unsold - not very fair to us and makes us very conservative making our syndicates.)

Maxine and Peter
Is gambling a problem to you? Call G-Line (NSW) counselling service 1800 633 635

$19 Million Is On Again

Saturday Lotto $19 Prize

We have several different syndicates for sale for the draw on Saturday May 31st. These are local syndicates for our store customers. First in, best dressed. None reserved.

If you wish to join a bigger syndicate, we have access to shares in statewide ones. Here you can purchase larger shares in a big entry.

Another way to join a syndicate is to collect money from friends, family or workmates and put in your own syndicate.

Remember to register your entry. It only costs $3.30 yearly to become a registered player for all the games. Ask us for a form to become registered.

Good luck to all who enter.

Maxine and Peter
Is gambling a problem to you? Call G-Line (NSW) counselling service 1800 633 635

Many Local Wins

Lots Of Winners in Current Lucky Streak

We have been paying out lots of local winners over the last couple of weeks. We had a lot of lucky winners in Saturday Lotto as well as in the Oz Lotto record jackpot. These payouts are often up to $100 and many do not realise that they have had a win. Its great to see the reaction!

The number of wins too big for us to pay ($1,000 and over) has increased dramatically in the past two weeks. We have had a large number around $1,000 to $2,000 but also some over $3,000 and others up to almost $5,000.

This is great to see regular customers in the winners' circle. These prizes never make the headlines, but definitely have an effect on the winners. Often they prompt trips that were not contemplated before or just help pay mortgages. No one seems too unhappy about their wins.

Maxine and Peter

Is gambling a problem to you? Call G-Line (NSW) counselling service 1800 633 635

Record Millions

Oz Lotto Record Prize

At $40million Oz Lotto is attracting entries from almost everyone. Make sure you enter early to avoid the last minute rush on Tuesday. If this gigantic jackpot isn't won this time, we may have to sell entries by appointment only!! Don't chance the unthinkable of the whole system going down because of the enormous pressure of the number of entries.

If you want to take at tilt at systems via a syndicate, there are 3 main ways to do so.

1. Pool your money with friends or relatives or workmates to buy a large system entry
2. Buy a share in one or more of our popular shop syndicates for $8.30.This is a system 10 entry that costs $124.50 and gives you a chance to have a share is a ticket larger than you would normally buy. First in, best dressed - none reserved.
3. Buy one of the many system shares in different syndicates we can offer. Just ask our staff for further information. These vary in price to over $400 per share. The value of these entries is up to $32,430.00

Good luck to everyone who buys their entry from us

Maxine and Peter

Is gambling a problem to you? Call G-Line (NSW) counselling service 1800 633 635

We Make It Sooo Easy To Win

Saturday Lotto is Easy!

Each week we post some numbers in the shop that we think are more likely to be drawn in the different games. We posted 3 numbers for Saturday Lotto and one customer added another 4 of their numbers to enter a system 7 for $4.00.

They had 5 winning numbers on the ticket and won over $2,500 with the extra winning combinations. We had predicted 2 of the numbers that were drawn, so the rest was easy!

Call in and check out our predictions, we often get numbers right. If you add a small extra entry with our predictions included, you might be as happy and surprised as our lucky customer who outlaid an extra $4.00 to win the $2,500

Maxine and Peter

$19 m Worth of Fun

The girls in the photo at our Hillvue Road store are (l-r) Jo, Casey, Catherine and Maxine.

Did you join in the fun for the $19 million Saturday Lotto draw? We had local in-store syndicates for sale, but unfortunately none of them came up with the big bickies. Each time a game goes over $10 million, we run these special syndicates. You are welcome to join us but the rules are first in, best dressed. None are reserved. See you soon.

Maxine and Peter

Local Syndicate Rules

Local Syndicates

We run instore syndicates when games reach a jackpot of $10 million or over. This allows us to set up sales on a local level only. Our syndicates assure that shares were bought from us for a local win when we get the numbers right. (Our best win to date has been just over $82,000.00) Normally the system syndicates allow statewide entries so members of a syndicate can be from any location.

Sometimes we have more than one syndicate if sales are high, but we have to be careful setting them up because any made by us must be fully sold. Unsold shares at the close have to be purchased by us. For this reason, all our sales are first come, first served. None are reserved or held or put aside automatically for anyone.

Watch the growth of jackpots in most games and be aware of the special Saturday Lotto huge jackpots on a regular basis. Each week money is put aside for the Saturday jackpots.

Soon we are going to have some game changes in Monday and Wednesday Lotto. To make it fair to players, limits are being placed on multi week entries until you will not be able to purchase forward entries and then the changes will take place.

Maxine and Peter