A retired truck driver from south Auckland has claimed a $10.7 million prize in last Saturday's Lotto.
The Pukekohe resident wished to remain anonymous, said a Lotto spokeswoman.
The ticket was a gift from a friend, who had bought three tickets from Countdown Pukekohe and gave one to each of her two friends.
The gift ticket, with the intended owners' initials on it, won the Powerball first division of $10,249 and $500,000 from Lotto's first division.
The Lotto spokeswoman said the winner laughed: "The first thing I'm going to buy is some new jandals. It's about time I threw these ones away.
"But other than that, I have no idea."
- Wayne Thompson of the New Zealand Herald
