New Zealand
Powerball numbers are drawn on Saturday nights, and the couple follows a
set routine that begins with them buying their tickets and ends with them
checking their tickets every Sunday morning.
"The
first thing I say to my husband on a Sunday morning is 'Do you feel like a
millionaire today?'" one of the winners explained.
Then her
husband jumps out of bed, checks their tickets, and gives the usual answer of
'not today', but when he checked their numbers last week he found he was lost
for words because he was looking at a NZD$ 2 million win.
Last week
was the Queen's birthday weekend so the couple had to wait until Tuesday before
they could claim their prize and really feel like millionaires.
"It
felt like a really long weekend, that's for sure," the woman said. "We
didn’t let the ticket out of our sight."
The winners
have chosen to remain anonymous, but told lottery staff they are planning on
paying off their mortgage and taking a vacation, but intended to be 'really
sensible with the winnings'.
The next
New Zealand Powerball drawing is on Saturday, June 7, 2014, and, with a jackpot
of NZD$ 26 million, it offers one the largest prizes in the history of the
game.
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