Australian almost gave away winning scratch‑off ticket worth $240,000

A resident of Howar, Tasmania, Australia, won the top prize in the Live the Life lottery — 10,000 Australian dollars per month for 24 months, which totals 240,000 dollars.

He admitted that he almost gave his winning ticket to a friend, and noted that he usually does not buy scratch‑off tickets, but decided to try after winning $5 in a regular lottery.

The odds of winning the top prize in the Live the Life game are 1 in 750,000, and the ticket itself costs 5 Australian dollars.

• Main prize: $10,000 per month for 24 months.
• Second tier: $5,000 with odds of 1 in 1,000,000.
• Third tier: $1,000 with odds of 1 in 600,000.
• Lower tiers: prizes ranging from $500 to $5.