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Eighteen players won Saturday night’s Second Division Lotto draw, scooping $18,723 each.
A total of $19.5 million was up for grabs, with First Division being $1m and Strike Four reaching $1.5m.
The winning numbers were 37, 7, 11, 40, 24 and 39. The bonus ball was four and the Powerballwas 7.
One winning ticket was sold to a player from Northland, three players from Auckland, one from Bay of Plenty, one from East Coast, one from New Plymouth, three from Manawatū, one from Masterton, one from Wairarapa, and one from Wellington.
Tickets bought from Levin Mall Lotto and on MyLotto by a player from Auckland have won two Strike Four players $750,000 each in the draw.
Four players share Division One’s $1m prize, each winning $250,000 with tickets bought from New World Centre City in Dunedin and on MyLotto to players from Auckland and Christchurch.
What to do if you win
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 must complete 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.
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