A Tauranga family who before Saturday night were struggling to make ends meet have won $100,000 on Lotto's Winning Wheel.
Hannah Lane, a dance teacher, spun the winning wheel during the live Lotto draw on Saturday night, winning herself $100,000 worth of travel.
In a video screened before her spin, Mrs Lanesaid the opportunity to spin the winning wheel couldn't have come at a better time for her and her family, who were in "a pickle".
"My husband's been out of a job, we have a baby on the way and haven't had an offer on our house."
News they had a winning ticket had been "amazing", she said. "We were jumping up and down."
NZ Lotteries said the $100,000 was a cash prize and the family could use it how they wanted.
Mrs Lane said it would allow them to get back on their feet.
"It couldn't have come at a better time for us."
Western Bay residents had their slice of Lotto luck over the weekend with Brookfield Four Square and Lotto selling a quarter share of the first division $400,521 prize pool.
Owner Mukesh Chhika said he was "very surprised" when saw his store's name on the list of winning ticket sellers and by yesterday afternoon said the lucky customer was yet to come and claim the prize instore.
Saturday night saw the biggest Lotto Powerball prize in NZ Lotteries' history won by a player in Papakura. The life-changing $28.7 million haul was won by a lotto customer at Mobil Papakura.
NZ Lotteries' chief executive Todd McLeay said it was not yet known if the winning ticket was won by an individual ticket holder or a syndicate.
"Experience shows with these very large jackpots that a lot of people start grouping together to buy a ticket, so it could very well be a work, sporting, or social group who have won."
The win eclipses the previous biggest Lotto Powerball prize of $22.4 million, which was won in October 2009 by a player from Manukau. Michele McPherson
