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Thirteen Lotto players are celebrating after scooping $19,575 each in Saturday night’s Second Division draw.
The winning numbers were 33, 39, 38, 28, 34 and 6. The bonus ball was 40 and the Powerball number was 10.
One ticket was sold to a player from Northland, three from Auckland, onefrom the Bay of Plenty, one from Waikato, one from Taranaki, one from the Manawatū–Whanganui region, one from Kāpiti Coast and two from Wellington.
In the South Island, two winning tickets were sold to players from Christchurch.
Two players also won Powerball Second Division, taking their total winnings to $27,564 each.
Thirteen players are more than $19,000 richer after winning last night's Second Division Lotto Draw.
The winning Powerball Second Division tickets were sold at Four Square Te Puke and Four Square Raetihi.
Lotto said two players each won $500,000 in last night’s First Division draw, with the winning tickets purchased from Whitcoulls Taupō and Pak’nSave Upper Hutt.
Powerball will roll over to Wednesday, climbing to $6 million. Strike four also rolls over to Wednesday with $1m up for grabs.
Last month, Lotto put out a final call for the owner of a ticket purchased at Coastlands Lotto in Paraparaumu on Kāpiti Coast nearly a year ago to come forward.
The draw was held on August 31, 2024 and expires 12 months from that date, giving the winner until the end of August this year to claim the money.
“We’re still hopeful that the player will come forward and we can reunite them with their prize in time, but the ticket expiry date is looming,” Lotto’s Will Hine said.
Hine said the ticket, a Triple Dip, was purchased during a Father’s Day promotion and could have been given away as a gift.
“Maybe that rings a bell for someone who got given a ticket, gave away a ticket or even just bought themselves a Triple Dip about that time last year.”
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 as well as the added Powerball number.
