Bay of Plenty Lotto luck: Rotorua, Tauranga tickets among winners

Lotto wins have been spread around the Bay of Plenty in last night’s live draw.

Winning second division tickets were sold in Rotorua and Tauranga while Strike Four was struck in Whakatāne.

Eight lucky players nationwide won $31,618 each in the second division, with the winning Rotorua ticket sold at New World Westend and the Tauranga ticket at Fresh Choice Ōmokoroa.

Two Strike Four players split the $700,000 jackpot, picking up $350,000 each.

The winning tickets were sold at Woolworths Whakatāne and to a MyLotto player from Northland.

This evening’s $12 million Lotto Powerball jackpot was not struck and will now roll over to $15 million for Saturday’s draw.

Three players each won $333,333 in last night’s First Division draw.

The tickets were sold at Avondale Foodmarket in Auckland, New World Te Kauwhata and Pak’nSave Upper Hutt.

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.

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.

The winning Second Division tickets were sold at:

Station Mart - Auckland

Woolworths Waiata Shores - Auckland

Fresh Choice Tuakau - Tuakau

Fresh Choice Ōmokoroa - Tauranga

New World Westend - Rotorua

John’s Superette & Lotto - Tolaga Bay

MyLotto - Hawke’s Bay

New World Bishopdale - Christchurch