Man loses job, wins Lotto

Press, 17 May 1989, Page 8

Man loses job, wins Lotto

PA Wellington Winning a share of Lotto’s first division prize was a welcome windfall for an Otago man — even though he had to share it with 10 others. The Lotteries Commission said the man from Green Island near Dunedin was recently made redundant from the Burnside freezing works. He was outside the Lotto outlet early Monday morning to claim his

share of the prize. A “family man,” he chose his own numbers based on those which had not appeared often in other draws. He planned to spend his $109,469.50 share on “a couple of nice things,” would pay off his mortgage and invest the remainder, the commission said in a statement. A young Auckland woman can now pay for a trip to West Germany next year with her share

of last week’s first division prize. She will share the rest of her winnings with her family after she has returned from her trip. Not all the remaining nine first division ticket holders have come forward to claim a share of the prize. Winners identified so far include a mother of six from Winton, who will use her winnings to help her family; a Lower Hutt couple, who will pay off

their debts and share their fortune with their family; a Rotorua family, which has not yet decided how to spend the money; a couple from Tawa, who plan to buy a larger house; and a Palmerston North woman who will use the money to pay off her mortgage. Three winners who bought tickets in Auckland, and one from Wanganui, have yet to contact the New Zealand Lotteries Commission.