Winning Lotto and becoming an instant multi-millionaire is not always easy - but it ain't half bad either.
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The mouth-watering $17 million was not snatched up in tonight’s Lotto Powerball draw, meaning it will roll over to a whopping $20 million for Saturday night.
Tonight’s numbers were: 18, 22, 24, 33, 9 and 10. The Bonus Ball was 4 and the Power Ball was 8.
One lucky Karakaplayer has walked away with $1 million after winning Lotto’s first division tonight. The winning ticket was sold at Karaka Convenience in Karaka.
Also following tonight’s live Lotto draw, 16 lucky Lotto players each celebrate a windfall of $17,963 after winning with Lotto Second Division.
Two lucky players also won Powerball Second Division, taking their total winnings to $27,677.
The winning Powerball Second Division tickets were sold at New World Aokautere in Palmerston North and on MyLotto to a player from Carterton.
Strike Four has also rolled over tonight and will be $700,000 on Saturday night.
Last week, a Napier man became an overnight millionaire in Saturday’s draw after purchasing his First Division ticket from Greenmeadows New World in Napier.
The man, who wished to remain anonymous, usually waits to check his tickets so he can keep dreaming about the “big one” as long as possible but decided instead to check his ticket late on the night of the draw.
“When it came up ‘major prize’ I was pretty excited but had to wait until morning to get to the supermarket to find out how much I’d won,” he said.
He said he planned to use the money to splash out on his family and pets, but not before sitting down for a humble cup of noodles to celebrate.
In 2022, 19 people became multi-millionaires thanks to Powerball.
