Newest millionaire in Papamoa

If you knew you had a winning Lotto ticket worth $2 million, would you be able to put it in your pocket and carry on with your day?

Well, that's just what Papamoa's latest millionaire did.


A Papamoa resident is $2 million richer after winning Lotto.

Despite hearing about the win on Monday and talking to his workmates about the big prize, it took the winner a few days to get around to checking his ticket.

'I was chatting to the guys at work about how good it would feel to win the big one that morning and couldn't shake the feeling that I should check my ticket,” explains the winner.

'But you know how things get when you're at work – I was so busy that I soon forgot all about it.”

It wasn't until the winner passed a local Lotto store while out running errands for work that he remembered to check the ticket he had tucked in his pocket.

'I checked it on the self-checker and saw ‘major prize winner' flash up. I still had a few jobs left to do before finishing up for the day, so I just folded up the ticket, put it in my wallet and got back to work,” laughs the winner.

After finishing work for the day the winner headed home as usual and checked his winning ticket online, just to make sure he really was the big winner.

'After double-checking that all the numbers matched up, it really hit me that I was the winner,” they said. 'So I jumped in the car and headed to my local Lotto shop to claim the prize.”

With the $2 million prize now safely in his bank account, the winner is beginning to think about what he's going to do with his newfound fortune.

'I've barely slept a wink since I realised I'd won, so all I really want right now is a good night's sleep,” jokes the winner.

'I'm still trying to get used to the fact I have $2 million in the bank, so spending it is a long way down the track at this stage. All I know is that I want to make the most of it and make sure it goes the distance. It's a real blessing.”

The winning ticket was sold at Pak N Save in Papamoa.

This is the second Powerball First Division win in the Bay of Plenty area in as many months, with this week's $2 million win coming just one month after a retired couple from Tauranga won $4.5 million with Powerball First Division.

It is also the third major prize-winning ticket sold at Pak N Save Papamoa since 2011.

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2 comments

good on you

Posted on 27-03-2015 14:36 | By gd on you

Good on mate it sounds like ithe winings went to the right person very blessed


Good win

Posted on 29-03-2015 18:56 | By I love God

Can I have $20


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