Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe May 13 (UPI) -- An Australian man who caught his wife's ire for wasting money on a lottery ticket said she changed her tune when the ticket earned a $1.16 million jackpot. The Secret Harbour, Western Australia, man told Lotterywest officials his wife was initially displeased to learn he had bought a ticket for Saturday's Superdraw lottery drawing at The Lucky Charm Secret Harbour. Advertisement "I saw how much was on offer, so I decided to buy a ticket," the winner said. "I got in trouble with my wife when I told her I bought one, but she has taken that back now." The man said his wife's opinion of the lottery ticket changed when it won them a $1.16 million Division One jackpot. "The only other prize we have ever won was a six pack of beer," the man said. The couple said they are considering putting the money toward a vacation home, but for the moment their lives will remain unchanged. "I'm still going to work tomorrow," the man said. Read More 11-year-old skateboarder becomes first to land 1,080-degree turn Tennessee boy reels in massive, 80-pound lake sturgeon Stranger steps in when snake spotted on dashboard
