"They are looking at all coming down to support him when he spins the wheel."
The Rotorua man will have the chance to spin and win up to $1 million.
Lucky Lotto Shop manager Maree Carraway said the man regularly bought his ticket from their store and was really excited when he came back to the store with his daughter and a grandchild.
"He didn't say much because he was so excited. He was looking forward to spinning the wheel and using whatever he won to help family. He is a very nice man ... It's all about helping the family."
Meanwhile, Tokoroa new mum Sonya-Lee, who won a chance to spin the Winning Wheel after buying a ticket from Rotorua's Selwyn Heights Four Square in November, has nominated her father Steve and brother Leon, also from Tokoroa, to spin the Winning Wheel during this Saturday's Lotto draw.