The prizes have been handed out in The Health Foundation's $100,000 lottery. Grand prize winners Robert and Marlene Bartlett recently picked up their winnings.
Marlene says that she did not actually believe they were the winners when they got the call.
"When I answered the phone the lady said 'you won $100,000' and I said 'you've got to be kidding, I don't believe this...' When I heard it on the radio I finally did believe I won something."
The plans for the money are simple, Marlene reveals. Their home on their farm needs a new heating system, and Marlene says that she also has her eye on a new stove. While retired from farming, she says the pair is happy where they are and they have no intention of living anywhere else. She adds, they have been buying foundation lottery tickets since the lottery began.
"They're for the hospital, some day we may need the hospital, we use it whenever it is necessary and it is a very important lottery that people should buy into," she says.
Another big winner was Ann Bieber of Wolseley, who won the 50/50 draw and took home $21,165. Bieber says that she's excited to get the money, and plans to share it with her family and take a trip to Hawaii. She says that the majority of it will be put into savings, as she is planning to purchase a new house in the near future.
"It's exciting, and I'll be sure to put the money to good use," Bieber says.
She also intends to continue purchasing tickets into the future, as she believes The Health Foundation is a cause worth supporting.
