How does Lotto make overnight millionaires? Video / Annaleise Shortland
Twenty-seven players picked up $18,569 each in Wednesday night’s Lotto Second Division draw.
The winning numbers were 25, 3, 9, 4, 29, 40 and the bonus ball was 20. The Powerball number was 3.
One winning ticket was sold to a player from the Far North region, seven to playersfrom Auckland, two to players from Waikato, three to players from Hawke’s Bay, one to a player from New Plymouth, one to a player from Manawatū and two to players from Wellington.
In the South Island, one ticket was sold to a player from the West Coast region, five to players from Canterbury and four from Otago.
Wednesday night’s $36 million First Division Powerball draw was not struck and will now be $40 million for Saturday’s draw.
However, four players split the $1m First Division prize, each taking home a tidy $250,000.
Twenty-seven Kiwis across the country won $18,569 each in Wednesday night's Lotto Second Division draw.
The lucky tickets were sold at Hamilton’s Gordonton Superette, Lower Hutt’s New World Hutt City, Invercargill’s Collingwood Foodcentre and on the MyLotto app to a Carterton local.
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.
