A Sydney nurse has revealed how her record-breaking $107 million Powerball prize has changed her life more than two years after becoming Australia's biggest individual lottery winner.
In January 2019, the humble and hardworking mum in her 40s received a life-changing phone call informing her she had become an overnight multi-millionaire.
The mum shocked the nation when she declared she would still show up to work, both her and her husband keeping their jobs despite the mega win.
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"I don't know why people were so shocked," she told an official from The Lott.
"I'm still working and my husband is also still working. We both love our jobs."
Since winning the incredible prize, which smashed lottery records and catapulted her into the history books, the nurse said it's the small luxuries that have brightened her everyday life.
From fresh flowers and upgrading from cheap chardonnay, to paying it forward and never ironing again, the woman said being able to afford the finer things in life without having to worry about the price tag had been a nice change.
"I love books and to be able to go into a bookshop and buy whatever book I want is amazing. It's things like that that I don't take for granted," she said.
"Being able to buy fresh flowers is a luxury. That's a lovely thing to do.
"I can buy a nicer bottle of wine now, after celebrating with a cheap bottle of chardonnay.
"And having the ability to travel with the children is incredible. We never thought we'd be able to afford to do that. It was always out of reach for us, so to have those memories is priceless."
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The woman said "seeing the relief" on her husband's face had also been priceless.
"We've both worked so hard for so long, and to never have that financial stress, to be able to take that away from him, that is just priceless," she said.
The mum said they have both been passionate about giving back to the community, and their prize had allowed them to create a legacy that would continue far beyond their lifetimes.
"Paying it forward is really important to us because if you change one person's life, you have the potential to change the whole community," she said.
"We have already made some really important donations, and we're always thinking a lot about what we want to support next.
We watch the news and we read the papers, and we literally keep a notebook of causes we know we want to help on a grassroots level.
"It makes you feel incredibly privileged, and it is what we've always done anyway, but now we can just do so much more."
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A "pinch me" moment since her record-breaking windfall included buying a beautiful Sydney house.
"We were able to buy a lovely house, and it's going to be a family home for generations to come," she said.
"That's something that I've always dreamt of and every time I walk into my beautiful home is a pinch-me moment.
"Every time I come home and I remember that this is my house and I never have to move my family is something that I will never take for granted."
While the down-to-earth mum is still happily cleaning the house and doing the grocery shopping, she confessed there was one chore she didn't think twice about ditching.
"I've never been one for ironing. Now I do have someone who does the ironing for me and that's been invaluable," she said.
"I'll clean and cook, but I'm more than happy to never pick up an iron ever again."
