Lucky Lotto player in Ruatōria wins $142,857

Four Square Ruatōria sold a First Division winning Lotto ticket which will net one lucky person $142,857. Photo / File

A Lotto ticket sold in the small East Coast settlement of Ruatōria has netted one lucky Lotto player $142,857.

The ticket, sold at Four Square Ruatōria, was one of seven First Division winning tickets sold across the country for the Wednesday night draw.

A Lotto spokeswoman confirmed the prize had not been claimed as of 10am on Thursday.

The Four Square Ruatōria store manager, who declined to be named, said it felt great that a member of the community had likely won it.

“We’re happy and we are so glad we sold that ticket,” he said.

Ruatōria Four Square previously sold a first division winning ticket for $200,000 at the start of last year.

The store manager said they had sold a few Second Division winning tickets since then.

The other winning tickets were sold in Auckland, Kaiwaka, Hastings, Wellington and Nelson.

Powerball was not struck on Wednesday and rolled over to Saturday night, where a special King’s Birthday jackpot of $10 million will be on offer.

Strike Four also rolled over and will be $400,000 on Saturday.

Anyone who bought their ticket from any of the above stores or on MyLotto is advised to check their ticket as soon as possible in-store, on MyLotto, or through the MyLotto App.