Lotto: Powerball remains unstruck, jackpots to $26 million; Strike player bags $800,000

Lotto’s Powerball jackpot has not been struck and will now roll over to a whopping $26 million for Saturday night’s draw.

Tonight’s numbers are: 18, 40, 17, 5, 11. The bonus ball is 19 and the Powerball is 4.

One lucky punter has taken home $800,000 in tonight’s Strike Four prize.

The winning ticket was sold at Wellington’s Island Bay Video.

Two Lotto players from Auckland and Gisborne also be celebrating after winning $500,000 with Lotto First Division.

The winning tickets were sold at Lytton West Post & Lotto in Gisborne and on MyLotto to an Auckland player.

Tonight’s draw comes more than two months 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.

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.

What to do if you win

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.

They can also be found through the MyLotto app, online at www.mylotto.co.nz, 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 tonight, it will roll over each draw until it is won, or reaches the must-be-won limit.

If more than one person wins Powerball, the jackpot is shared equally between the winning tickets.

A total of 16 punters have struck it big in 2024 and been crowned multimillionaires.

The 16 Powerball multimillionaires in 2024:

• January 27: $17.25 million – MyLotto, Canterbury
• February 10: $8.3 million – MyLotto, Hawke’s Bay
• March 2: $12.3 million – MyLotto, Otago
• April 13: $30.16 million – MyLotto, Wellington
• June 8: $7.18 million – Pak’nSave Wairau Rd, Auckland
• June 8: $7.18 million – Woolworths Metro, Auckland
• June 8: $7.18 million – Royal Oak Mall Lotto, Auckland
• June 8: $7.18 million – MyLotto, Auckland
• June 8: $7.18 million – MyLotto, Auckland
• June 8: $7.18 million – Shop Rite Dairy, Hamilton
• June 8: $7.18 million – New World Hastings, Hastings
• June 12: $4.5 million – MyLotto, Waikato
• June 19: $5.5 million – Impulse Snacks & Lotto, Taranaki
• August 10: $44.06 million – MyLotto, Auckland
• September 7: $17.07 million – MyLotto, Auckland
• September 11: $4.3 million – MyLotto, Auckland

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