Unichem Stortford Lodge Pharmacy in Hastings has cemented its title as New Zealand's "luckiest" Lotto store by selling its 41st First Division winning ticket last weekend.
The lucky Lotto player, who wishes to remain anonymous, won $333,333 with Lotto First Division after splitting the $1 million prize with two other players from Auckland and Dunedin.
The store's reputation as the "luckiest" store in the country was the main reason why the winner went out of her way to buy a ticket.
"I was visiting a friend over the weekend and I thought I better pop in while I'm in the area and grab a ticket, you just never know," she said.
It wasn't until she checked her ticket the next day over lunch that she realised just how lucky that decision had been.