Bookseller’s Wife Sold Him £12,000 Lottery Ticket

Press, Volume CII, Issue 30045, 1 February 1963, Page 10

Bookseller’s Wife Sold Him £12,000 Lottery Ticket

Mr R. A. Jack, of Middleton road, won the £12,000 first prize in the No. 82 Golden Kiwi Lottery. His wife sold the ticket to him so she will now get the £5O commission for selling the winning ticket.

Mr Jack is a bricklayer. He is the father of two children, a girl of 11, and a boy of nine. He and his wife opened a bookshop in Springs road last November, Mrs Jack manages it.

Until the business gets on its feet, Mr Jack continues to lay bricks. It is possible that his lottery win will change this, but he says he does not intend to rush things.

"lit came as a complete surprise. We haven’t got used to the idea yet, so we haven’t decided what we'll do with it,” he said yesterday. The first news of his win came from his sister-in-law who called to see whether he had taken a ticket under the nom de plume, “Jacks Up.” “I had,” said Mr Jack, who has only been buying tickets since last November. The Press Association reports from Wellington that second prize went to G. W. Hawthorne, of Newcastle, Australia, and the third prize went to Canterbury. Unofficial results are: £12,000 14221, “Jacks Up,” Christchurch. £2OOO 222163. G. W. Hawthorne. 20 Darby street, Newcastle, N.S.W., Australia. £lOOO 16268, “Nat Hall,” (Canterbury district). £750 123735, “Maria and Zia,” Ponsontoy. £6O" 69298, “Jan Synd.,” Palmerston Nor”'. £5OO 41693, “This Time,” Picton. £4OO 138153, “G. 5. Mount Eden. £3OO 19951, “250 Synd,” Governors Bay. £250 56381, “Lost and Found” Synd., Tangoto. £2OO 171363, “H.A.R.M.,” Tauranga. £lOO 3364 5718 61994 130886 138762 138928 196681 210226 236273 “ 9982

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