Over 50 years ago, the then 21 year-old man visited a tarot card reader, well known in the area for her accuracy, and was told that he will come into a lot of money later in life.

"The tarot card reader told me about this, and it has actually happened. Every single thing she told me that day has come true, this was the final thing left to happen," the winner said. "I have been playing Lotto since way back when it first began, and the line I won on are the original numbers I started playing with, they've brought me luck after all of these years."

The NSW Lotteries Players Club member watched the televised Lotto $2 million draw and afterwards checked off his numbers.

"I missed the 12, so I went to bed thinking I had five numbers, but for some reason I was positive that I had a 12, so I had to get out of bed and check them. My wife says you would have heard her screams in Sydney," the pensioner laughed. "I feel fantastic; there has been a lot of excitement in this house. I knew I had the six numbers but I didn't know until I called the Lotteries office (yesterday) morning that I had won the whole $2 million, it's unbelievable."

When asked how he will spend his winnings, the winner replied without hesitation. "I have the greatest daughter in the world, so I will be helping her out. I'll also give some to my wife's daughter and the rest of my family. My greatest joy in life is to give, so I will also be giving a slice of the pie to my favourite charity, that will make me very happy."

The winning ticket was purchased from Wingham Newsagency. "We are all so excited here at the shop, Wingham is a pretty small town so it's so nice to know that a local has hit the jackpot," Samantha Loretan from Wingham Newsagency said yesterday.

The winning numbers were 9, 12, 38, 31, 23 and 17 with the supplementary numbers 28 and 10.