A lucky Bay of Plenty local feels "like a million bucks" after winning $1 million with Lotto First Division late last month.
The winner, who wishes to remain anonymous, was holidaying in Auckland with a friend when she decided to buy a Lotto ticket on a whim.
"We were getting breakfast before heading home and I decided to splash out on a ticket - you always feel like you might buy a winner when you're out of town," the winner said.
After returning home, the winner didn't give her ticket a second thought until her friend text her to see if she'd hit the big time.
"My friend was checking her tickets and offered to do mine at the same time, so I sent her a photo of my lucky ticket.