On Wednesday, one lucky winner took home the $5 million Powerball jackpot after buying their ticket at Whitcoulls in Glenfield. Their prize is made up of $5m from Powerball First Division and $500,000 from Lotto First Division.
This made them this year’s 10th Powerball multi-millionaire, only a week after a New Plymouth Lotto player took home $14.3m.
Recent winners
A Lotto player from Port Chalmers won Lotto First Division in the April 18 draw, taking home $1m.
They bought their ticket at Windsor On the Spot Express at Port Chalmers.
A Powerball First Division winner said she was left “numb” after she won a staggering $14.3 million on April 15.
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 exceeding $1000, winners must complete an online prize claim form.
Winners with physical tickets must still visit a Lotto retailer to claim their prize.
For the Powerball jackpot to be claimed, a ticket holder must get all six Lotto numbers correct as well as the added Powerball number.
Lotto Powerball wins in 2026
- January 14 – $10.2m, MyLotto, Manawatū-Whanganui
- January 21 – $5.3m, MyLotto, Otago
- February 14 – $5.08m, Coastlands Lotto, Paraparaumu
- February 14 – $5.08m, New World Greymouth, Greymouth
- February 14 – $5.08m, MyLotto, Masterton
- February 18 – $4.5m, Glen Innes Dairy and Lotto Outlet, Auckland
- March 28 – $12.75m, MyLotto, Auckland
- March 28 – $12.75m, MyLotto, Auckland
- April 15 - $14.3m, MyLotto, New Plymouth
- April 22 - $5m, Whitcoulls Glenfield, Auckland
Top 5 Lotto individual wins of all time:
- $44.06m – Auckland, 2016
- $42.02m – Waikato, 2021
- $37.12m – Wellington, 2023
- $33.05m – Christchurch, 2023
- $33.01m – Auckland, 2013
