After checking the winning ticket, the man went to tell his wife the good news.
“She could see I was tearful and asked what was wrong. I just blurted it out – ‘we’ve won 23.3 million dollars!’
“We’re always joking with each other, so of course she didn’t believe me … until I showed her the ticket on MyLotto.”
They celebrated with fish and chips on the beach and chatted about their family’s future.
“We live a simple life and will continue to – but what we can now do for our children, and our grandchildren – that’s what’s life-changing.”
The couple are the eighth Powerball multi-millionaires this year and their win comes after $5.3m was won by an Otago player last month.
All up the pair won $23,333,333 – made up of $23m from Powerball and $333,333 from a split first division prize on April 23.
The win was the largest Powerball prize won since December 2024 when a man from New Plymouth won $23.3 million.
Powerball wins in 2025
In 2025, there have been major powerball wins across the country.
In January, a Wellington Lotto player won $7m, with a Taranaki player also snagging $8.3m in the same month.
A Hamilton player and Waihī player both picked up $10.5m from Powerball wins in February.
There were three lucky Powerball multi-millionaires in March with wins in Christchurch, Dunedin and Port Chalmers.
