“I decided to put the four-leaf clover on my Powerball ticket and let it do its thing,” said the Craigieburn division one winner.
“Some might not believe me, but I really think it was because of the four-leaf clover, and it was truly meant to be.”
A Craigieburn dad placed the four-leaf clover he found nestled in his avocado plant on top of his ticket, and said the rest is history.
He held one of the two division one winning entries in Powerball drawn on Thursday, November 9, and took away a total prize of $4,148,377.65.
With $4 million about to boost his bank account, he immediately knew he would help his kids and purchase a home and a brand-new car.
“Hallelujah! This is life-changing,” he exclaimed.
“I feel really good now, but when I first discovered the win, it was a whole different story. I was ready to go to bed on Thursday night, but then I thought I would check my Powerball ticket beforehand.
“I couldn’t sleep, couldn’t walk, couldn’t talk. It felt as if I was in a dream. I had to give myself a few days to calm down and catch up on sleep before I could come forward.
“I think it’s karma, but good karma. My children and I played a joke on my wife a couple of years ago that we had won the lottery, and she nearly had a heart attack. We all felt so guilty.
“I remember feeling her heart and it was beating so fast, and now I know exactly what she was going through. I almost went blind and I couldn’t see, and my heart was beating so fast. I was in la-la land.
“My wife has thankfully believed this win and we’ve already gone and celebrated over some fancy dinners. We usually just treat ourselves to a Domino’s pizza.
“I’ve always lived by the motto, ‘do good and good will come to you’. I used to buy $5 pies and hand them out to the less fortunate. It’s truly a blessing.
“I’ve never fathomed having this type of money, ever.”
The spontaneous player shared the winning ticket was purchased at the last minute with loose change that was rattling around in his pocket.
“I had a smaller win left over from a Monday and Wednesday Lotto ticket and I decided to put together my loose change and buy my very first Powerball ticket,” he shared.
“I noticed my avocado plant had sprouted some clover leaves when I came home, and I decided to get rid of them.
“I bent over to have a look and I found a four-leaf clover, and I’ve only ever found three in my entire life. This was the biggest four-leaf clover I had ever found.
“I decided to put the four-leaf clover on my Powerball ticket and let it do its thing.
“This will make our life so much easier. I’ll be able to help my children out with their mortgages and purchase our very own home.
“I’ll also purchase a brand-new car and enjoy the rest of our lives.”
