Birkdale brothers won scratch lottery ticket worth $200K

A pair of Birkdale brothers have taken the term ‘brotherly love’ to the next level after sharing an unforgettable $200,000 Instant Scratch-Its windfall.

The top prize-winning $15 Instant Scratch-Its ticket was purchased at Birkdale Newsagency, Shop 4, Birkdale Fair Shopping Centre, 196 Birkdale Road, Birkdale.

One of the winning brothers couldn’t wait to claim their prize at The Lott head office yesterday morning but shared that he had to wait for his brother to come back from a trip.

“Holy dooly! We’re still so excited,” he revealed.

“I bought some Instant Scratch-Its tickets when I was buying my newspaper at the local news agency. It’s something I like to do to treat myself and I always go halves with my brother.

“I went back home to scratch away, and I just couldn’t believe my eyes.

“I said to myself, ‘Is this true? What’s going on?’. I called my brother straight away and we were a bit surprised.

“The newsagency told me that they couldn’t pay out the prize as there’s a limit, so I had to wait until my brother returned from a holiday away.