A LUCKY woman scooped an incredible £1.3million lottery jackpot with a ticket she didn't even pay for.
Her in-laws put the ticket in a birthday card in her mailbox outside her home in Yorke Peninsula, Australia – but it sat unopened for three days.
The anonymous woman told The Lott: "I celebrated my birthday on the weekend, and we were out all day.
“It wasn’t until we all came home that I decided to open my gifts as a family.
“I received a birthday card from my in-laws in the mail, and it had an X Lotto ticket inside.
"I think it was sitting in our post box for the last three days, which is crazy to think.”
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She was then stunned to find out she had bagged the £1.3million ($2.58m AUD) windfall when she opened the letter.
The fortunate woman added: "I thought that I would’ve just won $20 — not $2.58 million.
“I told my in-laws straight away, and they thought we were pulling their leg.
“It’s so surreal. What a great birthday gift.”
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She said the eye-watering win has changed her life and she wants to now help her family.
“This ticket is a gift, so we look forward to giving back to our families," she added.
“We’ve been looking at buying a house for three or four years, but we’ve had to put it off for quite some time now.
“Buying a house will be the first thing we do, which is amazing.”
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