Lotto shop owners are expecting record crowds today as punters line up to buy a ticket in hope of winning the biggest prize in New Zealand history.
Tonight the $40 million Powerball draw must be won and Bay locals have been queueing up at Lotto outlets all week.
Greerton Lucky Lotto has had more than 20 wins in the past and owner Belinda Sands said they had been extra busy this week.
"In the 14 years I have been here, it's the busiest it's ever been in the shop."
She said a lot of people had said they would help out family or support charities if they won.