A Hamilton couple say they plan to help their family, after discovering they had won $1 million in Wednesday’s Lotto draw.
The man — who wished to remain anonymous — said he had been playing Lotto “for as long as I remember” and brought his usual Power Dip ticket last week.
On Thursday morning, he woke earlier than usual and went to the kitchen for a coffee.
“I got up early, so I made myself a coffee and thought I’d check my ticket, but it was 6.28am, so I was too early – the app was still closed,” he said.
After waiting a few minutes, he logged in to check his ticket and discovered he’d won $1 million.
“I have to say it took a while to register what I was seeing – was it a thousand or was it a million – I sat looking at the ticket for quite a while.
“[I] always get excited when I win even $15 or $30, so this was a lovely surprise,” he said.
The man’s wife was still in bed, and he wandered through to share the news.
His wife was still asleep when he found out and wondered “whether I should wake her to tell her or save the surprise for later”.
The couple are looking forward to celebrating their win and helping their family.
“It’s so wonderful to win – I’m not the kind of person who’s going to rush out and buy a Mercedes though,” the man said.
“I’m looking forward to being able to help my family in the future with things they may need help with.”
