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No Kiwi is $8 million richer tonight after Lotto Powerball went unclaimed.
Powerball and Strike have both rolled over tonight, meaning there is a combined prize pool of $11.8m up for grabs on Wednesday.
Powerball was not struck this evening and has rolled over to Wednesday night, where the jackpot will be $10m, while First Division will be $1m and Strike Four $800,000.
Tonight’s numbers are 4, 8, 10, 16, 23, and 33. The bonus ball is 34 and the Powerball is 10.
She went public with her win while remaining anonymous, revealing she won the mega riches after rummaging through her handbag and finding an unchecked ticket.
One lucky Kiwi could be $8 million richer after tonight’s Lotto Powerball jackpot is struck. Photo / Michael Bradley
“I hadn’t heard Powerball had been won. I was looking for something in my bag when the tickets fell out and I thought I’d better remember to check them when I went down to the shop,” the woman said.
After she handed her tickets to a clerk at the shop, she said she won a few bonus lines on one ticket “and then the clerk just stopped and looked at me, then back to the screen, and back to me again”.
“I wondered what was going on. He said, ‘you’re our first division winner’. I just said, ‘oh my god, oh my god, you’re kidding me?’
“I didn’t even know how much it was at that point, but I was so shocked – nothing like this has ever happened to me.
“I had to sit down – I was shaking like a leaf,” she said.
She said she was still too shocked to know what to do with the money.
“There’s no words – it’s just so unbelievable. I’m walking around with a great big grin on my face.
“I don’t have any plans yet, but I’m looking forward to celebrating and sharing the news with my family.”
On January 8, a Wellington couple pocketed $7m in the first Powerball jackpot of 2025 and two weeks later a Taranaki couple who have played the same Lotto numbers for almost 20 years claimed an $8.3m prize.
Ticket holders can see immediately if they have won if they purchased a ticket through MyLotto. Prizes of $1000 or less are automatically credited to the account.
For prizes of more than $1000, winners have to fill in an online prize form.
Results are available immediately after the live draws on TVNZ 1, which take place on Wednesday and Saturday nights.
