A retired truck driver from south Auckland has claimed a $10.7 million prize in last Saturday's Lotto.
The Pukekohe resident wished to remain anonymous, said a Lotto spokeswoman.
The ticket was a gift from a friend, who had bought three tickets from Countdown Pukekohe and given them to two friends.
The gift ticket, with the intended owners' initials on it, won the Powerball first division of $10,249, 807 and $500,000 from Lotto's first division.
The Lotto spokeswoman said the winner laughed: "The first thing I'm going to buy is some new jandals. It's about time I threw these ones away.
