Paying off the mortgage, check.

Setting up his kids for life, check.

The latest instant multi-millionaire Powerball winner is planning to do what most people would expect when coming into a huge sum of money. But there is one thing many Aussies will find downright strange.

He’s planning to keep on working.

The Alice Springs man might be taking home half of the $50 million jackpot from last Thursday’s draw but he’s already certain he won’t be giving up his day job anytime soon.

The prize is believed to be the biggest ever individual win in the Northern Territory.

The hard-working Top End dad wasn’t a registered lottery player so he was none the wiser to his massive windfall until his wife reminded him to check the ticket that was in his ute.

“Woo-hoo! I’m debt-free!” he told The Lott

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