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Gold coin glued to doorstep wins Sydney man $1.3 million prize

We recently received a visit from our January winner who shared his exciting story. The Sydney man, who glued a gold coin to his front door step, in the hope of becoming debt-free, has won BoysTown's Luxury House Lottery 393 worth close to $1.3 million.

Late last year, the retired policeman read a Sydney Telegraph article which suggested using feng shui practices to bring good fortune. He decided to "give it a go", despite being a non-believer in feng shui.

"I had lost a fair bit of money, so I thought ... why not! That night, I snuck outside and found myself gluing a $1 coin to the front door step of my house. To be honest, I was pretty embarrassed about it at the time," the man said.

Since gluing the gold coin in November last year, he's also won two small lotto prizes, valued at over a thousand dollars. He'll be keeping the coin in place.

Aside from winning a Sunshine Coast home valued at over $1.2 million, the man, a bachelor, also won $75,000 in gold bullion, which he'll be cashing in to take an overseas holiday. He has elected to sell the luxury prize home, located at Doonan, and will use the money to pay off his debts.

"I'm born and bred in Sydney and I love it here so I'll be staying put for now. The decision to sell has been pretty difficult as the house is unbelievable. It is so close to beaches and yet is located on acreage," he said.

The man had decided to enter BoysTown charity lottery draws, after years working as a policeman with troubled young people, on the streets of Kings Cross.

"I was aware first-hand, of the great work that BoysTown does to help young people in need. So entering the BoysTown lottery was my way to help," the man said.

Funds raised from BoysTown lotteries go towards funding many of BoysTown's charitable services, which give a fresh start towards people in need across Australia. These include Kids Helpline, employment and training services, homeless and domestic violence refuges.