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Otago Daily Times
4 days ago
- Business
- Otago Daily Times
Invercargill $15m Lotto winner reveals plans
Plaza SuperValue Invercargill owners Jigs and Shelly Buha (back row, second and third from left) celebrate the store's big Lotto win with their staff yesterday. Photo: Nina Tapu A stunned Invercargill Lotto winner spent a sleepless night after watching her numbers come up in Saturday's draw for the "unbelievable" $15 million prize. The woman now plans to pay off her daughter's mortgage, make her children and grandchildren financially secure and travel the world first-class. She was one of two winners to split Saturday's $30 million jackpot - the other winner was a man from Wellington. The woman, who has been playing her own numbers for years, picked up her ticket at Plaza Supervalue and sat down on Saturday night to watch the draw. 'I always watch the draw on Saturday night and write down the numbers to check my ticket against,' she said. 'When I saw I had all six numbers and the Powerball, my first thought was 'I really hope someone else has won too,' – that was before I saw the official results that it was two of us!' The woman said she immediately shared the news with her children straight away. 'I called my daughter and said, 'how would you feel if I told you I was going to pay your mortgage?' 'My son didn't believe me at first, he had to check the ticket himself,' she laughed. 'They were both thrilled for me.' 'I didn't sleep at all that night, I had so much going through my mind – it still feels so unbelievable,' said the woman. She returned to Plaza Supervalue the following day to claim her prize. 'It was such a strange feeling hearing people talking about the win and who might have won it, knowing it was me and that no one knew,' she said. 'This money means I can do so much to help my children and grandchildren – they will be financially secure, and that's a wonderful feeling.' She was also planning to treat herself to a long overdue overseas trip. 'I've been wanting to go for a long time, and now I can – my family said I have to make sure I fly first-class though,' she laughed. - APL
Otago Daily Times
5 days ago
- Business
- Otago Daily Times
$15m South Island Lotto winner claims prize
Plaza SuperValue Invercargill owners Jigs and Shelly Buha (back row, second and third from left) celebrate the store's big Lotto win with their staff yesterday. Photo: Nina Tapu The $15 million winning Lotto ticket sold at an Invercargill store has been claimed. Lotto NZ confirmed this morning the lucky shopper who bought their ticket at Plaza Super-Value had come forward. "We'll have more to share from them in the coming days," a spokeswoman said. Plaza SuperValue also sold a $1 million winning ticket to a punter last December. Saturday's $30m prize was shared by the Invercargill ticket and one bought by a MyLotto player in Wellington. Supermarket owner Jigs Buha said he was ''very happy'' and hoped that people would see them as the good-luck store. ''This is the second one, which is the huge jackpot, so our store is getting luckier.'' Those spoken to yesterday at the store were pleased with the $15m win for the lucky person and Mr and Mrs Buha. One Southland shopper said she was happy for the store especially since they had only just taken over the business. Customer and casual Lotto player Jerry King wished the lucky winner ''best wishes'' and hoped the winner did something ''worthy'' with their winnings. Mr Buha and his wife Shelly credited their staff for the win and will take them out for a celebratory meal next week.
Otago Daily Times
5 days ago
- Business
- Otago Daily Times
$15 million Invercargill Lotto win claimed
Plaza SuperValue Invercargill owners Jigs and Shelly Buha (back row, second and third from left) celebrate the store's big Lotto win with their staff yesterday. Photo: Nina Tapu The $15 million winning Lotto ticket sold at an Invercargill store has been claimed. Lotto NZ confirmed this morning the lucky shopper who bought their ticket at Plaza Super-Value had come forward. "We'll have more to share from them in the coming days," a spokeswoman said. Plaza SuperValue also sold a $1 million winning ticket to a punter last December. Saturday's $30m prize was shared by the Invercargill ticket and one bought by a MyLotto player in Wellington. Supermarket owner Jigs Buha said he was ''very happy'' and hoped that people would see them as the good-luck store. ''This is the second one, which is the huge jackpot, so our store is getting luckier.'' Those spoken to yesterday at the store were pleased with the $15m win for the lucky person and Mr and Mrs Buha. One Southland shopper said she was happy for the store especially since they had only just taken over the business. Customer and casual Lotto player Jerry King wished the lucky winner ''best wishes'' and hoped the winner did something ''worthy'' with their winnings. Mr Buha and his wife Shelly credited their staff for the win and will take them out for a celebratory meal next week.
