Probably even happier than the people in this stock photo. Photo / iStock
One lucky Lotto player will have woken up $6.8 million dollars richer today with the jackpot struck last night.
The winning ticket was sold at Take Note Ohakune and was made up of $6.5 million from Powerball first division and $333,333 from Lotto first division.
It is the third Powerball
win in under a month. In January a family from Timaru won $7 million with Powerball first division. The lucky winners slept with their winning ticket until they were able to claim their windfall at Lotto NZ's Auckland office.
Three weeks ago, a couple from Hamilton also won Powerball first division and took home $7.5 million on the last Lotto draw of 2015.
Two other Lotto players from Pukekohe and Dargaville also won $333,333 last night. The winning Lotto tickets were sold at Pak N Save Pukekohe and Dargaville Four Square.