How a hardworking Aussie couple turned $200 into $690,000 thanks to an INCREDIBLE stroke of luck

A hardworking Aussie couple has managed to achieve the dream of a lifetime by winning a fortune in just one afternoon of punting.

For Joanne and Nic Cataldi, who run a shoe repair shop and live in the confined space at the back of it, one of the pleasures of their life is having a bet.

On a recent Sunday afternoon, they turned a $200 quaddie at races held in Western Australia – almost 4,000km from their Sydney base – into a $690,000 payout.

And if it weren’t for the small print that they had never previously read, their win would have been over $1million.

Space is so tight in their rented premises that their television is in the same room as their bed. 

But that is all about to…