Imagine receiving a phone call to say you’d won a $6.3 million Noosa Villas prize. Well that’s exactly what happened to Brisbane woman Lucy, who was physically shaking when told she’d won RSL Art Union Draw 403 in March.
Lucy admits it was a dream come true, and to come just weeks before her 60th birthday was an epic present.
“It’s not quite real. Not at all. It hasn’t sunk in yet at all. It still feels a bit of a dream and you’re going to wake up soon and realise,“ she said.
“When my husband died my retirement plans were limited. This win has definitely eased those concerns.
“However, like any great shock in life I’m going to let this win sink in and decide slowly on my next steps. I don’t see myself retiring yet, but I now have the confidence to do so comfortably if I choose.”
Lucy said the win has opened up more choices for her.
“One choice I’ve already made was to upgrade some flights for an upcoming trip. Now that made me giddy,“ she said.
Growing up, her family had a holiday house at Maroochydore ever since her mother was a teenager.
“We were lucky enough to have a holiday home our family would frequent, and it always made for such great memories. It’s sort of profound that now I’m able to supply the next-generation of the family with the same great holiday adventures and memories ongoing.”
Lucy’s son said their grandad’s ashes are out at Noosa beach.
“We met at Noosa and got married at Noosa two years ago now. So Noosa makes sense, so lovely,“ he said.
A unlucky credit card hack is what scored Lucy the lucky win.
“Funnily enough, I had a credit card that was hacked and I had to stop everything on that card and transfer it to another one,“ she said.
“When I finally got my card sorted, I said right, we’re going to automatically do this and I never have to think about it and I’ll just automatically have a ticket in every draw.“
Lucy said you’ve got to be in it to win it.
“A lot of people are very angry with me at the moment, of course a lot of people are also very happy for me too! I would tell people to not hesitate,“ she said.
“You build these marvellous homes for the right reasons. You can’t dream about winning a prize home unless you buy a ticket!“
Lucy’s real name has been withheld to maintain her anonymity and uphold their privacy.
RSL Art Union’s Draw 405 is now open, with a $6.6 million Gold Coast complex prize up for grabs online at rslartunion.com.au/prizes/draw405
