He is young, single, cares about the planet and, as of this week, is $27 million richer.
Tauranga 20-something Jack (not his real name), who has been the talk of the city since he scooped the third-biggest win in Lotto history this week, has spoken exclusively to the Weekend Herald.
Sleep-deprived yet exhilarated, he was yesterday still coming to terms with a win that has made him one of the country's most eligible bachelors.
A "typical Kiwi bloke", Jack said he had been through his share of relationships and remained keen to find "the right one".
"I think it's any person's dream - it's part of life."
Asked whether his dramatic windfall would change his chances, he said: "I've learned a lot of hard lessons from women over the years and I'll be very, very careful about who I decide to have a relationship with."
However, nothing in his life had prepared him for this week's turn of events. A "budget radio off the radio station" had been his only win before he made a fateful visit to AJ's Lotto and Tobacconist in Tauranga's main street. It was only to get a haircut from the barbershop at the back of the store, which turned out to be closed.
In a spur-of-the-moment decision, he used the money in his wallet to get a Big Wednesday ticket instead.
"I checked it the day after the draw, but the phone wasn't quite working properly, and I don't know what happened, but it showed the draw for the previous week," he said.
"I did go to throw it in the rubbish bin but I decided to put it on the bench."
The next day, he found his workmates talking about a major win and that the ticket had been sold at the store.
"I sort of just tried ignoring it and carrying on with my work, but of course it was in the back of my mind ... I went back home, re-checked it ... and freaked out."
His mother, who was beside him at the time, started crying.
"I was still staring at it quite blankly and I realised that I had won it. I thought, 'my God, I don't have to struggle to survive through life any more' ... oh my God, I still don't believe that I'd done it."
Jack wants to take a few days to reflect and then buy a new car and maybe build his first house.
"I am a bit of a greenie, so I am really keen on sustainable living.
It has been my dream to build my own eco-friendly house and live off the grid. That dream is now possible."
He will also be helping his family, "who have been so good at supporting me over recent years".
But in the meantime, he wants to "stay under the radar" for as long as he can.
"I'm sure it'll come out eventually - it's just a matter of time."
