A lucky punter from Tauranga has unwrapped the ultimate birthday gift after winning $166,667 with Lotto First Division.
The woman, who wishes to remain anonymous, plays the same numbers each week so when they popped up on Facebook after the draw she recognised them straight away.
"My lucky numbers are my kid's birthdates, so there was no missing them when I saw them on Facebook," said the winner.
Buzzing with the thought that she may have won a big prize, the woman grabbed her Lotto ticket and sat down at the computer to find out.
"I started circling the numbers off one by one, and they all lined up — I was ecstatic," said the woman.