The decision to buy an extra Lotto Dip ticket has paid off big time for a Methven couple, who is now $2 million richer.
The couple was one of four who shared the $8 million jackpot in last Saturday's must-be-won Powerball draw.
On a quiet night at home on Saturday night, the winner decided to get her tickets out to check the winning numbers.
"As soon as I saw the numbers, I knew they weren't my lucky numbers that I've been playing for over 20 years," she said.
"So I started checking my Dip ticket and saw I had lots of numbers on the same line. I knew I'd won something, but I had no idea what.