A lucky Powerball player from Auckland has won $17.07 million with Powerball First Division in Saturday’s live Lotto draw.
The winning ticket was sold on MyLotto to a player from Auckland.
The prize is made up of $17 million from Powerball First Division and $71,429 from Lotto First Division.
Saturday’s numbers were: 40, 4, 9, 33, 2 and 8. The Bonus ball was 17, and the Powerball was 8.
The jackpot hit $17m after Wednesday’s $15m draw wasn’t struck.
The biggest win on Wednesday was one lucky Wellington punter who became $1m richer after striking Lotto First Division. The winning ticket was sold on MyLotto.
Saturday’s win comes about a month after one lucky Auckland punter equalled the biggest single-winner in Lotto history in New Zealand, taking home $44m.
Their total prize for the ticket bought on MyLotto was $44,066,667, and it included a one-15th share of the Division One prize.
Thirteen other lucky Lotto players will also be celebrating on Saturday after winning $71,429.
The winning tickets were sold at New World Waikanae in Waikanae, Arrowtown Night ‘n Day in Arrowtown, and on MyLotto to players from Auckland, Bay of Plenty and Wellington.
Strike Four has rolled over and will be $1.1 million on Wednesday night.
In June, a record $50m Powerball jackpot was split between seven people – each claiming $7.1m.
While two of them had claimed their share of the first prize by the next day on Sunday, June 9, it took until July for the final winner to come forward and collect their portion of the winnings.
One of the children of a winning couple, who wished to remain anonymous, said the family had a meeting to share the happy news.
“They’ve slowly been doing bits on the house, and now they can afford to finish the renovations,” the child said about the winning parents.
“We really want them to do something for themselves though. They’ve been talking about a special overseas trip for a long time and now they can do that, it will be amazing for them,” said another of the children.
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 at about 8.30pm on Wednesday and Saturday.
They can be found through the MyLotto app and online at www.mylotto.co.nz or at Lotto NZ retailers and on nzherald.co.nz.
Winners with a physical ticket must still visit a Lotto retailer to claim their prize.
For the Powerball jackpot to be claimed, a ticket holder must get all six Lotto numbers correct as well as the added Powerball number.
If the jackpot is not claimed, it will roll over each draw until it is won.
The longest Powerball jackpot run in Lotto NZ history before it was struck was 24 consecutive draws.
If more than one person wins Powerball, the jackpot is shared equally between the winning tickets.
A total of 14 punters have struck it big in 2024 and been crowned multimillionaires.
The gifts range from a used hair removal tool to a banana duct-taped to a wall.