What would you say if you found out you’d won big on the Powerball?
With Thursday night’s Powerball Draw 1446 jackpot coming in at $200 million, these audio recordings might be the place to get some inspiration.
WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Incredible reactions of lottery winners revealed in audio recordings.
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The Lott has released incredible audio of previous winning ticket holders receiving the call every Lotto player dreams of.
Perhaps the most remarkable is a call placed to a man who had won a life-changing $53 million.
“Do you want to know how much money you’ve won?” a Lotto representative asked the man, then told him he was now $53.3 million richer.
“Congratulations!”
The man initially seemed stunned, exhaling with a loud “Wow … Oh my god!”
“I can’t believe it,” he added, sounding incredibly emotional, before letting out an expletive.
“This ticket, I’m sharing with my three adult children, so … far out!
“I can’t believe it, I just can’t believe that!”
The man, who sounded like he had started crying, said: “I never thought this would ever happen!”
“I’ve got no doubt that right now, your stomach’s flipped, your heart’s beating, but talk me through it,” the Lott representative said.
“What does $53.3 million dollars mean for you and your family?”
The man let out a shocked laugh, then told a heartwarming story.
“My grandson wanted a dog for Christmas and, um, I was trying to work out how I was going to afford it,” the man said.
“Um … he can have as many dogs as he likes now!”
‘I don’t feel myself!’
Another man who won $10 million was equally ecstatic when he received a phone call from The Lott.
“You have won 10 million dollars!” he was told as he took his work break.
“How does it feel?”
“Oh my god — I’m lying on the ground!” the winner responded.
“Oh my god … I don’t know … I don’t feel myself!
“I’m in shock. I don’t know what to say, my heart is beating so fast!”
“Do you think you’ll go back to work after smoko?” the Lott asked.
“Nah, I’m walking out right now!” he laughed.
One woman who became an instant millionaire found out when she was in “the middle of nowhere”.
“You are our division one winner and have won one million dollars,” she was informed.
“Oh you’re joking, you have to be joking!” the woman shouted.
“Oh my god, I can’t believe it!”
‘Can’t think straight!’
She said her husband was waiting in the car for her after they had stopped to buy the newspaper.
“We’ve been out of range, on a cattle station in the middle of nowhere, and we’ve just stopped here to get the paper and check the numbers!” she said.
“I’m so excited I can’t think straight!”
One man had a “crap morning” turn into a very good one when he learned he’d won a million.
“Oh my god, that’s so good, thank you, my heart is just racing!” he laughed.
“You know, I had such a good feeling about that ticket.
“Oh, that’s just amazing.”
“You obviously had no idea you’d won?” The Lott caller asked.
“NO! That’s just crazy,” he exclaimed.
“You’ve made my day.
“I was actually having a crap morning, ahhh, thank you very much.”
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