Lotto Powerball jackpots to $10 million, two players share First Division

A total of $8 million was the big prize in Saturday night's Powerball draw but it wasn't struck so has jackpotted to $10m for Wednesday night.

Lotto Powerball has jackpotted to $10 million for Wednesday night, but two lucky players have scooped $500,000 apiece in Saturday night’s draw.

The winning First Division tickets were sold at Richmond Road Superette in Auckland and on MyLotto to a Waikato player.

One lucky player won $400,000 with Strike Four. That winning Strike ticket was sold at Massey Unichem Pharmacy in Auckland.

The numbers for Saturday night’s draw were 6, 20, 25, 14, 9, 32.

The bonus ball was 18 and the Powerball was 4.

Saturday’s draw came after two lucky winners split a mammoth $30m Powerball prize two weeks ago.

Their winnings included a further $83,000 as they were among 12 players around the country who shared the First Division pool that night.

Wednesday night's Lotto Powerball draw has now jackpotted to $10 million.

The two golden tickets were sold at the SuperValue Plaza in Invercargill and the other via the MyLotto app to a player in Wellington.

Both winners came forward quickly to claim their prizes, with the Invercargill winner instantly sharing the news with her children.

“I called my daughter and said: ‘How would you feel if I told you I was going to pay your mortgage’?

“My son didn’t believe me at first – he had to check the ticket himself. They were both thrilled for me.”

The woman won with the same numbers she had been playing for years, she said.

She was also thrilled that another person had shared the big win with her.

“When I saw I had all six numbers and the Powerball, my first thought was: ‘I really hope someone else has won too’.

“That was before I saw the official results that it was two of us.”

The second $15m winner was planning to buy a house and help his family. He had gathered them to share the good news and they celebrated with a glass off champagne, he revealed.

The pair became the 10th and 11th Lotto multi-millionaires this year.

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