“I said to her, ‘we haven’t got three numbers, we’ve got six – we’ve won Lotto, and we’ve got Powerball too’.”
Following a sleepless night, the pair said they were still in “fairyland” as they tried to make sense of their new financial situation.
“It’s just mind-boggling,” the woman said.
They plan to put most of the money into a savings account while they decide what to do with it.
However, they want to treat their children and grandchildren straight away.
They also have a treat in mind for themselves.
“We’re going to look at replacing our car. We probably won’t buy a new one, but it will be an upgrade,” the woman said.
The win was made up of $4 million from Powerball first division and $333,333 from Lotto first division.
The couple claimed the prize on Monday at the store where the ticket had been purchased – Whitcoulls George Street in Dunedin.
Saturday night’s other big prize also went to a player in the south of the country.
The special $1 million prize was part of Lotto NZ’s “biggest Christmas ever” promotion. It was won by a player who purchased his ticket at Plaza Supervalue in Invercargill.
Another 100 prizes of $50,000 were won by players from throughout New Zealand as part of the promotion.
