A Flaxmere man still finds himself laughing out loud after his $250,000 Lotto First Division win on the weekend.
The prize was claimed yesterday
from Flaxmere Pharmacy and the win still feels surreal for the local, who wishes to remain anonymous.
"I popped into my local Lotto shop on Saturday morning to check some Lotto tickets I had and found out that I'd won a bonus ticket on one of them.
"I didn't really think much of it until after the draw on Saturday night, when I figured I might as well check my Bonus ticket. I scanned the ticket through the Lotto NZ App and it popped up saying I was a major prizewinner – I couldn't believe it," he said.