Luck favours some people in dire moments of their lives and that's what happened to this Queensland man who lost his home in the recent northern NSW bushfires and coincidentally won a lottery.?
The Australian man, who wished to stay anonymous, said his "miracle" victory came at a time when he most needed it and is more than just grateful for it.?
The man who lost his house in the raging blaze last year said that his home wasn¡¯t insured when it was destroyed and "he was left with nothing but a few charred teacups,¡± reports?illawarramercury.com.au.
The man apparently used his wife¡¯s ¡°special numbers¡± to get the winning combination. The numbers were 9, 42, 24, 13, 22 and 11 while the supplementary numbers were 26 and 1.?He was the only division one winner, winning himself a prize of one million dollars.
"I can't wait to go home and give my wife a big kiss and a cuddle," he added.
With the money that the lottery got him, the man hopes to rebuild everything and start afresh. While this man got lucky with his numbers, there are thousands who are left with nothing after the fires destroyed their home and belongings.?
According to?CNBC, so far, 12.35 million acres of land has been burned with more than 1400 homes destroyed taking the death toll up to 25.? ?
For those looking to help the victims, you can donate to the NSFW Rural Service directly via their website,?you can ship a box of emergency supplies to organisations like Make It Rain and you can donate to St. Vincent de Paul Society which is accepting?donations on behalf of evacuees.