Perth couple celebrate $1m lotto win

AN alarming scream from a Sorrento retiree will remain in his wife’s head forever.

Moments after the outburst, she found her husband clutching their weekly Monday Lotto ticket in their family living room.

The ticket in his hand, bought from Whitford City newsXpress in Hillarys, netted the couple in their 70s a $1 million prize.

The news comes as Australians plan how they would spend big if they’re lucky enough to win Powerball’s record $110 million jackpot.

The wife admitted her husband’s scream scared her into expecting the worst, wondering whether it was her husband injuring himself, or their beloved 18-year-old dog.

“When I heard him, I thought to myself ‘Oh my, our little old dog must’ve died’,” she said.

“It wasn’t the dog thankfully.

“I ran over to see if everything was okay and he shouted ‘I’ve won the Lotto’.”

To be sure, the wife checked the ticket at least 10 times, until the million-dollar news began to sink in.

The husband said he’d been playing Lotto for almost 40 years and had always chosen his own numbers, which he changed three years ago.

“I was grappling with one number on the ticket because I thought I’d used it too many times,” he said.

“If I’d wiped that number ‘21’ off the ticket – God almighty!”

The couple said they were in no rush to spend their new found wealth, but it would give them the chance to enjoy more comfortable things.

“Travel is something we’d like to do – maybe a cruise around Europe,” she said.

“We’ve been discussing house upgrades or a new car too. We’re going to continue enjoying the right now though.”