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Powerball reaches $25 million: imagine that shopping list!

24 June 2016

Powerball reaches $25 million: imagine that shopping list!


With the Powerball jackpot at $25 million this Saturday, Kiwis around the country are taking the time to imagine what they could do if they win big this weekend.

The first thing most big winners do is celebrate with friends and family. With $25 million in the bank you might want to toast your newfound fortune with a bottle of French champagne. Even if you bought the world’s most expensive bottle of champagne, at $1.8 million, there’d still be plenty left in the bank.

You can’t enjoy good wine without good food, but forget your favourite local takeaways. A big winner could treat their tastebuds to the finest food the world has to offer at each of the world’s top restaurants, flying first class all the way.

With the celebrations taken care of it could be time to upgrade the family car – and what better option for a Kiwi millionaire than splashing out on New Zealand’s favourite ute, the Ford Ranger. You could even treat 382 of your closest mates to one too.

While buying a bach may be the Kiwi dream, with $25 million in your bank account you could buy your very own private island! How about Motu Moie island in French Polynesia? This 26-acre paradise just 15 miles from Bora Bora could be yours for just $13.1 million.

What about your hobbies? A rugby mad winner could secure their spot in a corporate box at Eden Park for every big game for the rest of their life – and keep that prime seat in the family for a further 7,600 years.

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Whatever tops your Powerball wish-list there’s one thing you need to do first – pick up a ticket. Who knows, one lucky player could soon be making their dreams a reality.

Lotto players can buy a ticket for Saturday’s $25 million Lotto Powerball draw from any Lotto retailer or online at MyLotto.co.nz.

Background

- Saturday’s $25 million Powerball jackpot is the largest Powerball jackpot since June 2014, when two players from Auckland and Hastings won $13 million each with Powerball First Division.


- Powerball has been won four times so far this year, with players in Timaru, Ohakune, Tauranga and Ashburton becoming instant millionaires.


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