$16m won in the 'Tron

Lotto Power ball. Photo / Supplied

A lucky Lotto ticket buyer in Hamilton has cause for double celebration, winning more than $16million on the same weekend the city celebrates its 150th anniversary.

The winning ticket was sold at Countdown Hamilton.

Lotteries Commission spokeswoman Emilia Mazur said the winning Lotto Powerball prize of $16.2million was made up of $16million from Powerball first division and $250,000 from Lotto first division.

Three other first division winners took home $250,000 each.

"The past few months have been incredibly lucky for our players," she said.

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"We're always excited to welcome another player into the Lotto millionaire's club and we're looking forward to meeting this lucky winner."

Recent big wins include a Feilding couple who won more than $7million with Powerball and an Auckland man who won $20million with Big Wednesday.

In August a Lotto Powerball player in Blenheim won $4.5million the week after a player from Christchurch quit his job after winning $14.3million.

Last night's winning first division Lotto tickets were sold at Countdown Kerikeri in Kerikeri, New World Warkworth in Warkworth and Pak'n'Save Lincoln Rd in Auckland. A woman from Picton won $100,000 spinning the Winning Wheel.