How to check if you won the $4m Lotto Powerball jackpot

For the Powerball jackpot to be claimed, a ticket-holder must get all six Lotto numbers correct as well as the added Powerball number.

One lucky Kiwi could be millions of dollars richer after tonight’s $4 million Powerball jackpot draw.

Tonight’s lucky numbers were 16, 40, 1, 21, 3, 13. The Bonus Ball was 38 and the Powerball was 3.

What to do if you win

Ticket holders can see immediately title="https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/lotto-powerball-jackpot-hits-33m-financial-adviser-on-what-lucky-winner-should-do/VH55W2HRSFFVNLWQ4KEO6GQUBQ/">if they have won if they purchased a ticket through MyLotto. Prizes of $1000 or less are automatically credited to the account.

For prizes exceeding $1000, winners must complete an online prize claim form.

Winners with physical tickets 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.

Top 5 Lotto individual wins of all time:

• $44.06m – Auckland, 2016
• $42.02m – Waikato, 2021
• $37.12m – Wellington, 2023
• $33.05m – Christchurch, 2023
• $33.01m – Auckland, 2013