10 players win just over $23,000
The third person to win half-a-million dollars tonight was a player from Amberley, whose lucky numbers came up flush via a Strike ticket. Again, that ticket was bought at a supermarket - Countdown Amberley.
Another 10 people from around the country each won $23,481 in Lotto's Second Division; while a Powerball player won $37,727 in Powerball Second Division.
Those lucky 10 players bought tickets from Coromandel Super Saver With Lotto, Four Square Ideal in Gisborne, Greenmeadows New World in Napier and Countdown Kilbirnie in Wellington.
The other five tickets were bought via MyLotto - three in Auckland, one in Christchurch and another in Hawke's Bay.
Anyone who bought their tickets from those establishments is urged to check them as soon as possible and to write their name on the back of the ticket if it is a winner.