New Zealand motorway worker told to go home after RM53.5mil lottery win


The winner turned up for work after his win, but was told to go home by the rest of his team.PHOTO: REUTERS.

SYDNEY: A New Zealand man who won NZ$19.1mil (RM53.5mil) in the Powerball lottery last month was told to go home after he showed up for work on a major motorway project after the win.

"He turned up for the work, and I think the rest of the team said, 'Mate, you probably need to go home,'" one of his co-workers told current affairs TV programme Seven Sharp.

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