The biggest win on Wednesday was one lucky Wellington punter who became $1m richer after striking Lotto First Division. The winning ticket was sold on MyLotto.
A lucky Powerball player from Auckland has won $17.07 million with Powerball First Division in tonight’s live Lotto draw.
Thirteen other lucky Lotto players will also be celebrating on Saturday after winning $71,429.
The winning tickets were sold at New World Waikanae in Waikanae, Arrowtown Night ‘n Day in Arrowtown, and on MyLotto to players from Auckland, Bay of Plenty and Wellington.
Strike Four has rolled over and will be $1.1 million on Wednesday night.
One of the children of a winning couple, who wished to remain anonymous, said the family had a meeting to share the happy news.
“They’ve slowly been doing bits on the house, and now they can afford to finish the renovations,” the child said about the winning parents.
“We really want them to do something for themselves though. They’ve been talking about a special overseas trip for a long time and now they can do that, it will be amazing for them,” said another of the children.
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 have to fill in an online prize form.
