Explained: The psychology behind buying lottery tickets
The lure of big Lotto jackpots is down to people being 'poor at assessing probabilities'.
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Two of seven winners claim share of $50m Powerball, retail outlets buzzing
The jackpot has been split between seven lucky players who each picked up more than $7m.
Hawke's Bay home to Lotto winners
The top prize rolled over to a $50m must-be-won draw on Saturday.
Seven tickets share mega-rich $50 million Lotto Powerball prize
The seven lucky winners each get to bank more than $7 million.
Today's the day: Rush for tickets expected as $50m Lotto jackpot must be won tonight
Kiwis likely to be engaged in excessive dreams about early retirement today.
$50m must be won: Lotto to keep locations of winning tickets a secret
Those who wait until last minute to buy a ticket likely to face delays.
$79k Powerball second division winning ticket sold in Hastings
Across the country, 28 other Lotto players won $24,952 each with Lotto Second Division.
Census claims, housing stumble, must-win Lotto | Focus Morning Bulletin June 6, 2024
Te Pāti Māori calls allegations 'baseless', Auckland is leading the decline in housing and dangerous building notice extended by one month after man rips it up.
Lotto Powerball jackpots to record must-win $50 million on Saturday
The big prize wasn't struck on Wednesday and is up for grabs this weekend.
Ticket sales close for monster $43m Lotto Powerball jackpot, will you be a winner?
Sales close at 7.30pm and the winning numbers will be drawn about 8.30pm.
Surge in offenders, EV warning and Lotto winnings
Surge in serious young offenders, new Government tax hits EV owners and expert offers advice ahead of tonight's $43 million Lotto Powerball jackpot. Video / NZHerald / Gettyimages
'Money doesn't buy happiness': Financial adviser's warning for $43m Lotto draw
A mammoth $43m is up for grabs in tonight's Lotto Powerball.
Orchards, houses and libraries: What Lotto's $43m could buy you in Hawke's Bay
Orchards, Havelock North houses and half a civic centre could be within reach.
Lotto Powerball not struck, rolls over to $43m
Powerball prize is the largest this year and sixth-largest in Lotto NZ history.
'Champagne and advice': What Lotto offers instant millionaire winners
Winners Room and Champagne on ice are reserved for the luckiest Lotto punters.
Lotto Powerball: $33 million prize not struck, rolls over to Saturday
The biggest win this year ahead of tonight's draw was a family syndicate from Wellington.
Lotto's $33m jackpot: Queues expected ahead of big draw
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Winning Lotto tickets bought from Castlecliff Four Square
One of the tickets was the biggest winner of the night's Lotto draw.
It's a rollover! Powerball jackpot not struck, rolls over to highest in 2024
The biggest winner this year was a family syndicate from Wellington.
Rush to buy tickets ahead of Lotto's $30m jackpot tonight
It's the second time this year Powerball has reached $30 million.
Single ticket takes $162m Aussie lotto jackpot
A mystery single ticket from South Australia wins the huge Powerball.
Midweek windfall for Hamilton, Coromandel Lotto players
There were 19 second division winners.
Lotto Powerball: How did you fare in $26 million draw?
No multi-millionaire after $26 million draw - but did your ticket win a minor prize?
'I went into shock': Tauranga woman overwhelmed by $1m Lotto win
'I have a thousand things running through my mind.'
No lucky Lotto winner - $23 million prize jackpots to $26 million
The jackpot remains unstruck.
Christchurch man accused of running NZ's largest illegal lottery, generating more than $11m
The defendants appeared in the Christchurch District Court this afternoon.
'Family first', says Hawke's Bay's latest millionaire
'I can’t wait to share this with them - family will always come first.'
Big Lotto prize goes begging, jackpots to $20m on Wednesday
First division also went unclaimed tonight.