New Zealand lotto winners ‘suffered sleeplessness after win’ – December 2nd 2011

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A pair of New Zealand lottery fans admitted they suffered sleeplessness after striking lucky playing their favourite draw.

According to Stuff, the couple won the West Coast’s largest lottery prize ever on Wednesday last week (November 23rd), scooping NZ$8.4 million – just in time for their Christmas shopping.

The pair – who have opted to remain anonymous – admitted that when they realised their numbers matched all of those drawn in the game they could not bear to close their eyes at night.

“We were too shocked to celebrate. I just had a beer and went to bed, but neither of us slept a wink,” one of the couple said.

But it was not just a case of hopping into the car and driving to collect their winnings from the lottery headquarters, as the pair stated they had to fly from their home to the NZ Lotteries Wellington office with the ticket folded into a travel pouch attached to a necklace.

And the lotto fans know just what to spend their winnings on, revealing they will still be going on their traditional Christmas camping trip.

“We’ve been granted a wonderful gift, but for now, we will continue with current plans,” they remarked.

Fans of Australasian lotteries may think they are due a bit of Kiwi good fortune.

If so, lotto lovers can log on to theLotter to play New Zealand Powerball to be in with a chance of winning NZ$5 million on Saturday (December 3rd).