Lotto winner credits good fortune to lucky charm

A Hokitika woman who struck it rich by winning $2 million in Lotto at the weekend has credited her good fortune to a lucky charm bracelet.

The winner, described as a deserving local by the Fitzherbert Street Four Square supermarket that sold the ticket, received the bracelet as a gift last Christmas and immediately decided she would use it as a lucky charm.

"As soon as I received the bracelet I bought a lucky charm to hang off it -- I decided if I gave the bracelet a positive vibe from the outset it was bound to bring me luck," she told the Lotteries Commission.

"I feel like I've had a bit more good luck in my life since then -- and now I've won Lotto."

However, her new overnight multimillionaire status was taking some getting used to, she said.

"The win hasn't hit home yet, it still feels unreal. My husband and I have been really busy recently, so we've hardly had a moment to think about it, even though we've known since the draw on Saturday. We finally got a chance to talk about it last night and we ended up staying up late dreaming about all the possibilities that are ahead of us now."

Their children will get a share. "We're definitely going to help out our kids, they've never asked for a thing, so it's so special that we can give them a bit of a hand now," the winner said.

"My lucky bracelet won't be forgotten, though. I'll be hitting the shops tomorrow to buy a new charm to remind me every day just how lucky I am and what it felt like to win Lotto!"

Fitzherbert Street Four Square owner Yvonne Manera said the windfall "could not have gone to a better person".

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