What are your chances of actually winning the big one? Video / NZ Herald
One lucky Aucklander will usher in the new year more than $17 million richer after winning the Lotto Powerball tonight.
The winning ticket was sold at Victoria Street Lotto & Newsagency in Auckland and the prize is made up of $17 million from Powerball First Division and $200,000 from LottoFirst Division.
Tonight's winner is the 21st Powerball winner so far this year and comes just weeks after a player from Tauranga won $6.3 million with Powerball.
Four lucky players from Auckland and Waikato will also be celebrating after each winning $200,000 in the Lotto First Division draw. The winning tickets were sold at Victoria Street Lotto & Newsagency in Auckland, New World New Lynn in Auckland and on MyLotto to players from Northland and Waikato.
Meanwhile, Strike Four has rolled over tonight and will be $700,000 on Saturday night.
Powerball rolled over to the $17m jackpot after not being struck on Saturday.
The winning numbers are: 5, 7, 12, 13, 39, 40 and the bonus was 2. Powerball was 1, and the Lotto Strike numbers are 39, 5, 7 and 13.
Powerball was not struck on Christmas Day and rolled over to Wednesday evening. Photo / Dean Purcell
On Christmas Day, seven Lotto First Division players in the North Island each won $142, 857. The winning tickets were sold in Northland, Kaikohe, Whakatāne, Hāwera, Paraparaumu and Wellington.
