The new owner of a $1 million Waikato home -- for which they will have paid just $25 -- will be announced in just over a week, the house's owners said today.
Murray and Michelle Smith are giving up their Cambridge, Waikato, home to raise funds to build a new church and community centre in the town.
The promotion, which closed at 5pm today, had raised at least $1.2 million but the exact figure would not be known until direct credits made this weekend were processed.
Mr Smith said once the payments cleared on Wednesday, the couple then needed to get the promotion independently audited before drawing the winner.
"We plan to announce the winner on Monday, 8 February."
People bought 48,000 sets of six Waipa District photographs for $25 -- each set giving one chance to win the property.
The couple, who have six children, have said they planned to give all the money to Bridges Church, where Mr Smith is a pastor, minus what was needed to cover campaign expenses.
