"I won $15,000 on Millionaire (with Meredith, not Regis).
I kept $11,200. I had to wait 4 months for the episode to air and another month after that to get paid.
Went to England and did a few smaller travel things with it, and then used it to rack up as little debt as possible in Grad School."
NoReallyItsJeff
In Australia, lottery or game show prizes are considered a windfall, not income, and are tax free.