A Napier man is in disbelief after winning $1 million on a Lotto ticket he almost forgot to buy.
The man, who wished to remain anonymous, was out on Wednesday when he saw an advertisement for the Lotto jackpot and logged in to his MyLotto account to purchase a ticket.
“If I hadn’t seen the sign, I would have forgotten to get my ticket that night – I got it just before MyLotto closed,” he said.
Later that night, the man checked his ticket as he would normally. This time, he saw the numbers all line up on his ticket.
“You never think you’ll win, so when I saw the numbers all circled and the amount at the top, I was in disbelief.”
The man’s first call was to his mum to share the news.
“She’s ecstatic for me – but we both still can’t believe it’s true,” he said.
He said he would take some time to plan his future but was looking forward to buying his first home.
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Powerball was not struck and has rolled over to Saturday night, where the jackpot would be $15 million.
A week before this winner scored himself $1 million, another Hawke’s Bay local won $142,857 with Lotto First Division.
The Lotto draw is live on TVNZ1 and TVNZ+ at 8pm on Saturday.
