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Rotorua\u2019s newest millionaires plan to celebrate their big Lotto win with a splurge on a humble household item.<\/p>\n
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A Lotto NZ statement today said the family, who wished to remain anonymous, were regular players and found out they had won $1 million with MyLotto after Saturday night\u2019s draw.<\/p>\n
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\u201cWhen I watched the draw on TV, I had an inkling we\u2019d won something \u2013 as I saw the numbers come up, I thought sweet, we\u2019ve won about $700 \u2013 I never dreamed it would be $1 million,\u201d a woman in the family told Lotto NZ.<\/p>\n
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\u201cI can\u2019t even explain how it felt or how I reacted. All I remember saying is \u2018we\u2019re millionaires\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n
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The family went out for dinner to celebrate their First Division win and are now busy planning their future.<\/p>\n
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\u201cIt\u2019s changed our lives; we are so very grateful for this,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
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\u201cIt means we\u2019ll be able to help our children into their own homes in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n
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For now though, the wish list was much more ordinary.<\/p>\n
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\u201cI\u2019m going to buy a clothes steamer.<\/p>\n
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\u201cI know it\u2019s not very flash, but that\u2019s going to be my little splurge.\u201d<\/p>\n
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A MyLotto ticket also sold in Rotorua won $62,977 in Lotto Second Division in the same draw, while an Auckland MyLotto player won $400,000 in Strike Four.<\/p>\n
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There were no Bay of Plenty winners from last night\u2019s draw.<\/p>\n
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