"When I was having a hard day at work I'd think 'I should check that Strike ticket tonight', but the thought was always gone by the time I was home."
She said she knew the Tuakau Food Market she'd bought the ticket from had sold a winner after the man who served her mentioned it to her.
When she showed her husband the winning message, he said he was just as shocked by the news.
"I didn't know what was going on, so just scanned the ticket and it said we'd won a major prize. My mind went blank, I didn't know what to think," he said.
The couple said they hadn't thought too hard about what they might spend the money on. However, the woman said she already has her sights on a new car and would celebrate with a bottle of champagne.