If you think watching random YouTube videos is a waste of time, Christchurch’s latest millionaire is here to prove you wrong. This lucky man from New Zealand scooped $2.500.000 after getting a tip how to pick his numbers from a video he found online. Learn more about his strategy and give it a try in the next Powerball Boost draw – it could lead you to a $750.000.000 victory.
Winner’s wife was watching the Silver Ferns netball game on the night of the draw, while her husband fell asleep with the cat in his lap. She reminded him to check the numbers after his nap was over, and immediately recognized the winning combination once he read it out loud. The couple started crying and screaming after realizing their ticket was worth $2.500.000. They described the moment of their life-changing discovery as “incredibly happy” and “a dream come true.”
The husband have been playing the lottery for the past two decades, but never won a major prize before. That’s why he decided to completely change his strategy and started looking for some ideas online.
“I was on YouTube and I came across a random video where this guy suggested playing all odd numbers on one line, so I thought what the hell, I’ll give it a go. My wife and kids teased me at the time, but it looks like he might’ve been right after all,” said the fortunate man.
The couple still hasn’t decided what they want to do with the money, but they’ve got a few ideas. They’ll spend some of it to help out their children and grandchildren and visit some destinations they’ve always dreamed about seeing.