But not William Brundell.
The 2017 Class Act winner was happy to have a more ''sensible'' dinner with family and friends last night, to celebrate his NCEA results.
''I'm pretty pleased, and now I'm excited to find out my New Zealand scholarship results which come out in February.''
He said he was also excited about starting a new chapter in his life - university.
''It still doesn't feel like it's quite happening, but this is one of the things that makes if feel more real every day.
''I've been dreaming of this. Now that I've got university entrance, I'm definitely going.''
He plans to study health sciences at the University of Otago this year and hopes to study medicine next year.
He was among thousands who went online to access their NCEA results yesterday.
The New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) released the results for about 168,000 pupils at 7am, and almost 28,000 of them logged in to check their results within the first hour.
Deputy chief executive Kristine Kilkelly said the release of results was managed ''carefully'' to ensure pupils had immediate access through the NZQA website.
Last year, pupils logging in overloaded the website, so this year the authority refused to say exactly what time the results would go live.
She said more than half of the pupils used mobile devices to log in to check their results.
An NZQA spokeswoman said pupils would receive their marked examination papers from late January.
Those who sat digital examinations as part of NZQA's digital trials and pilots programme would be able to log on to the online examination platform and view their marked digital examination from January 23.
''After receiving their marked NCEA papers, students have until February 16 to apply for a review or reconsideration of their examination papers,'' she said.
A review is when all sections of a booklet or portfolio are checked to make sure they have been marked and results correctly recorded and transferred.
A review does not involve re-marking, she said.
''A reconsideration involves reassessing all answers in the answer booklet using the original assessment schedule - in other words, re-marking it.
''It also involves checking mechanical processes, like transferring grades.''
Those who sat New Zealand scholarship examinations will be able to view their results online from February 13, and apply for a review or reconsideration until March 2.
