Toowoomba couple’s grocery trip leads to $100,000 surprise
20 October 2026
What’s Happening? A retired Toowoomba couple has turned a regular grocery-shopping treat into a $100,000 Instant Scratch-Its win. The Darling Downs residents purchased their winning $5 Crosswords Colour ticket from Harristown News & Casket Agency at Tower Shopping Village on Drayton Road. Buying scratch tickets had become a Friday tradition for the couple, who usually picked up the same game while shopping for groceries. When an official from The Lott contacted the winning woman, she had already received the prize money in her bank account. “It’s amazing! I’m over the moon!” she shared. “Oh gosh, I just received the funds in my bank account – woo! “We like to treat ourselves to the $5 Instant Scratch-Its tickets whenever we pick
