Solo mum counted the zeroes with her son after $1m Lotto winSTUFF Sharon and partner Dominic celebrate at Lotto NZ headquarters in Auckland. When realisation dawned on a young Wellington woman she had won $1 million in Lotto, she screamed at the top of her lungs. She said she called for her teenage son to help her check her ticket, and they both counted the zeroes after the number 1 in front. "He said: 'Mum, you've just won $1m'." READ MORE:* This is what a $1m Lotto celebration looks like* Lotto winner kept $8 million ticket under her pillow* Three players win $333,333 as $1m Lotto spoils are shared* One lucky winner is $27m richer after Lotto's Powerball jackpot struckSharon said she didn't go to work that day, and resigned two months later.

Source: Stuff September 15, 2017 09:11 UTC