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A Melbourne woman "hasn't stopped shaking" after realising she was the mystery winner of a $50 million Lotto win left unclaimed for three days.

The Cranbourne woman said she'd heard about the unclaimed money, but thought to herself "it can't be me".

It was only when she found out the winning ticket had been purchased from a local store that she realised she had a chance and decided to look up the numbers.

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"I couldn't believe it when I found out there was only one division one winner in Oz Lotto and that they purchased their ticket from Hampton Park," she said.

"I decided to look up the winning numbers online this morning and cross them out on my ticket one by one. I was left shocked.

"Since discovering the news, I haven't stopped shaking like a leaf.

"I'm shaking and my head is spinning – I can't believe this."

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The lucky Melburnian said she'd only ever won "$15 on a lottery ticket" so $50 million "is out of this world".

"I've been playing for a few years, but I never expected this to happen to me," she said.

"I'll tell my family once the prize lands in my bank account. It's so hard to believe it's true, so I have to see it myself first."

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