When one couple from Auckland went to a local store to buy some dog biscuits, they just wanted to make their puppy happy. This brief grocery shopping trip eventually turned out to be one of the happiest moments of their lives, because they ended up buying lottery ticket worth $1.000.000. Follow in their footsteps and celebrate an incredible victory after the next Powerball draw – an astonishing $750.000.000 windfall awaits.
Two winners in their twenties, who stayed anonymous after collecting the prize, bought the lucky ticket from Countdown Takanini in south of Auckland. This lucky purchase was a spur-of-the-moment decision, and the couple never expected it will lead to a big victory.
“We were both pretty tired from work and the last thing we felt like doing was going to a busy supermarket, but we needed to get some food for our new puppy, so I volunteered to go in and pick some up,” said one of the winners.
They checked the ticket online a few hours after the draw took place, and after the words “major prize” popped up on the screen, they thought the prize is probably worth around $1.000. It didn’t take them long to find out they were wrong – a couple of their Facebook friends shared articles about the $1.000.000 ticket being sold at Countdown Takanini.
This win will allow the couple to finally start climbing up the property ladder and purchase their first home. They already started saving up the money, but their dream will come true much faster thanks to this amazing prize.
“We are both so young, so this win is really going to set us up for life. It will have a massive impact on our lives. Everyone was so happy for us. They kept saying ‘It just couldn’t have gone to nicer people,’ which was so lovely to hear,” concluded the couple.