The man kept his ticket in his wallet, hidden in his sock drawer. Photo / Wayne Drought
An octogenarian from Canterbury says her $500,000 Lotto First Division win this week was written in the stars - but the astrological advice for her today is not to spend up large!
"I always read the horoscopes in The Press, and a few weeks ago it said some money would
come through soon, just in time to get some accommodation - and sure enough I get this win, and then a unit has come available to buy too.
"But today's stars say 'you know what you want to buy, but don't spend', so I better pay attention to that too!'' laughs the lucky Sagittarian from Rangiora.
The town is proving the place to be for prizes this week. A local woman won a Mini Countryman with the Instant Kiwi Summer Game Pack bought at Rangiora New World, although she has decided to take the cash prize offer instead.
"We'd love to take the Mini and burn round town in it, but we're both in our 70s and it's a bit low for us, so we'll take the money this time round,'' she says.
