Spoil dad this Father’s Day: Could your dad be living in a winning hotspot?
Father’s Day is just around the corner and there’s a million ways to spoil dad this year!
If you’re vying to gift dad more than just socks and jocks this Father’s Day, the Instant Scratch-Its top prize postcodes from the past 12 months have been unwrapped ahead of the special day.
We’ve scratched away at the data and can exclusively reveal the postcodes and states where the most top prize wins have landed.
Between 1 July 2021 and 30 June 2022, there were 139 Instant Scratch-Its top prize winners across Australia (excluding WA) who collectively took home more than $14.51 million in prize money.
During this same time, Instant Scratch-Its players enjoyed more than 28.7 million wins across all prize tiers worth more than $261 million. That means over half a million winners every week!
State / Territory | Number of top prizes won | Total value of top prizes |
Queensland | 52 | $5,938,065.00 |
New South Wales |
43 | $4,729,022.00 |
Victoria | 26 | $2,935,063.00 |
South Australia | 9 | $700,000.00 |
Tasmania | 7 | $203,000.00 |
The Australian Capital Territory | 2 | $12,022.00 |
Total | 139 | $14,517,172.00 |
While the Sunshine State came out on top for Instant Scratch-Its top prize wins, digging deeper we can see the pockets of wins that occurred across the country.
Some Instant Scratch-Its enthusiasts tell us they flock to areas that have a track record of wins in the hope they might also land a top prize. Others see if they can make their mark elsewhere. Whether last year’s winning areas will sustain their reputations will be revealed in the months to come!
Postcode | Suburb | State / Territory | Number of top prizes | Total of top prizes |
4740 | Mackay/Mackay West | Queensland | 4 | $94,999.00 |
2232 | Sutherland/Kirrawee | New South Wales | 3 | $325,000.00 |
4509 | North Lakes | Queensland | 2 | $720,000.00 |
4218 | Mermaid Waters | Queensland | 2 | $360,000.00 |
2170 | Casula/Moorebank | New South Wales | 2 | $260,000.00 |
4310 | Boonah* | Queensland | 2 | $250,000.00 |
4870 | Cairns | Queensland | 2 | $210,000.00 |
3088 |
St Helena/Greensborough |
Victoria |
2 |
$269,999.00 |
3028 | Altona Meadows/Laverton | Victoria | 2 | $152,022.00 |
4500 | Bray Park/Strathpine | Queensland | 2 | $125,000.00 |
2250 | Erina/Wyoming | New South Wales | 2 | $110,000.00 |
4207 | Holmview/Mount Warren Park | Queensland | 2 | $110,000.00 |
7250 | Ravenswood/Launceston | Tasmania | 2 | $110,000.00 |
5290 | Mount Gambier | South Australia | 2 | $35,000.00 |
4305 | North Ipswich/Brassall | Queensland | 2 | $27,022.00 |
2601 | Canberra | The Australian Capital Territory | 2 | $12,022.00 |
With Father’s Day being one of the busiest times of the year for Instant Scratch-Its scratching, there could be a rush of top prize winners this weekend!
And just in time for this special occasion, the new $5 Cash King ticket could be just the thing to put dad on the winning map.
There are $6,000,000* in total prizes to be won on this ticket, including the two incredible top prizes of $100,0000*.
Just remember, no matter where an Instant Scratch-Its ticket is bought, a top prize win can land anywhere at any time!
Imagine how exciting it would be to surprise and delight dad with a top prize-winning Instant Scratch-Its ticket this Father’s Day. We’re sure it would allow him to scratch some things off his wish list!
The chance of winning a top prize on the $5 Cash King ticket is 1 in 1,000,000.
*The highest amount that can be won on the $5 Cash King ticket is $100,000.