The happy couple are in their 50s and live in Whangarei, and discovered their win on the Sunday after the Saturday Lotto draw.
In a nice touch, they opted to go to the Lotto shop where they bought the ticket - Corner Cardz N Magz - to commence the claim process, and were glad they did.
The hug from owner Bobbi-Jo was a personal touch that a Wellington visit would not have provided.
The winning ticket was a Power Dip - the couple had stopped choosing their own tickets a few months ago after winning nothing.
So could you retire on $1 million?
Over one year, you could return $40,000 on a term deposit.
That's assuming, of course, that you have $1 million left after paying off debts such as mortgages.
The $40,000 would not quite be enough of a salary to sustain two people but, if you lived frugally, it could be an interesting challenge.
If you were investing a full $1 million, then shrewd buying of rental properties might see you reap, again, close to $40,000.
There are, of course, riskier money making options - currency trading, for example.
But that's playing with fire if you're not schooled up on the complexities of buying and selling foreign currency for profit.
For me, personally, it's a moot point, as I do not have $1 million.
However, thank you to our latest winners for sharing their story.
It's the closest many of us will get to actually winning, so for that I'm grateful.
