"It's almost like the good old days when it hit $3 million, we are getting those kinds of crowds again."
He said Lotto had changed a lot since the days when it used to be just once a week and people could only buy tickets in certain places. Now they could buy their tickets online, in supermarkets and almost everywhere.
"But at the moment it doesn't take much to sell tickets, being such a huge amount. People will buy it, it's a celebration people are hoping will change their lives. We are definitely expecting to see quite a few people coming through [today]," Mr Kumar said.
Chook Ledger and Lesley Porter from Australia heard about the 'lucky' store from their friends who lived in Rotorua.
Ms Porter said they normally played Lotto in Australia so thought they would give New Zealand's lucky numbers a go.