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The daughter of a South Island Lotto-winning family did not believe her parents when they told her about the more than $5 million prize they had just landed.<\/p>\n
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Another family also won more than $5m in Saturday\u2019s $10m must-be-won jackpot.<\/p>\n
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The jackpot rolled down to division two, with two families, one from the bottom of the North Island and the other from the top of the South Island, sharing the winnings.<\/p>\n
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The first to claim were a Richmond family syndicate of parents and their adult children.<\/p>\n
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The family, who wish to remain anonymous, were at lunch when the dad remembered there was a ticket to check.<\/p>\n
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\u201c… I logged in and watched the draw on the app,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
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\u201cThe numbers just kept coming.\u201d<\/p>\n
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The couple told their daughter, who did not believe them.<\/p>\n
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\u201cShe said, \u2018Nah it\u2019ll only be $5000 or something, give me a look,\u2019 and took the phone from me.\u201d<\/p>\n
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\u201cThere was a lot of shrieking when we all realised it was real,\u201d the mum said.<\/p>\n
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The extended family said they were thinking of using the winnings to pay off mortgages or purchase new homes.<\/p>\n
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The second winners were a Wellington family who discovered their new $5,027,676 fortune on Sunday evening.<\/p>\n
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\u201cWe were on the sofa when I checked the ticket. When I heard the winning music, I looked at my wife and said, \u2018Oh my god, we won.\u2019<\/p>\n
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\u201cShe didn\u2019t believe me at first, and to be honest I had doubts too, because we hadn\u2019t matched all six Lotto numbers.\u201d<\/p>\n
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The man said he then found out the prize rolled down after looking online.<\/p>\n
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\u201cIt was such a shock, all I could say was \u2018what the heck?\u2019\u201d.<\/p>\n
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The couple struggled to sleep that night and have not yet decided what they will do with their win.<\/p>\n
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\u201cWe\u2019re going to take some time to figure it all out. It still doesn\u2019t feel real,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
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Lotto said the families are now part of history, becoming the final winners of the 10-ball Powerball game before the new 14-ball version began last Sunday.<\/p>\n
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The first draw under the new game will take place tonight.<\/p>\n
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