Lotto Powerball win: Missed out on $20m? Here’s where three people won $250,000 First Division

Lotto players might despair after learning they weren’t the lucky winner of Saturday’s eye-watering $20 million Powerball draw.

That big bonanza was scooped up by a single ticket-holder in Christchurch.

But that isn’t the case for three other lucky Lotto players, who will also be celebrating winning their $250,000 share of Lotto First Division.

The $250,000 winning tickets were sold at Woolworths in Mt Eden, Auckland and to players from Taupō and Waikato through the MyLotto app.

Lotto is urging anyone who bought a ticket from Woolworths Mt Eden or on the MyLotto app to check their ticket “as soon as possible”.

Strike Four has rolled over and will be worth $400,000 on Wednesday night.

Meanwhile, Saturday’s $20m winner became the 13th Powerball multi-millionaire this year.

The prize included a quarter share of Lotto First Division.

The winning ticket was sold on MyLotto.

The chances of winning Lotto First Division are about one in 3.84 million per line. Powerball is even less likely – at about one in 38 million.

The previous largest Powerball prize of the year was claimed in April by a couple from the North Island.

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.

Winners with a physical ticket 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 and the added Powerball number.