Melissa Nightingale headed over to the Wainuiomata Woolworths supermarket, which sold the winning $24m Lotto ticket, and asks shoppers how they think the money could be spent. Video / Mark MitchellA couple from Auckland is planning to spend their staggering $12.2 million Lotto Powerball windfall on “sensible stuff.”Their Powerball First Division ticket was sold on MyLotto for the last draw of the year, on December 30. “It wasn’t until late that evening that I had time to check my ticket,” the woman said. “When I saw all my numbers line up, I realised I’d won $12 million,” the woman said. “It wasn’t until we got the call from Lotto NZ that the reality started to sink in,” the woman said.
Source: Stuff January 10, 2024 14:05 UTC