How does Lotto make overnight millionaires? Video / Annaleise Shortland
A Hamilton Lotto player will be celebrating today after winning $1 million in last night’s Lotto First Division.
Lotto Powerball was worth a whopping $23m for the Saturday night live draw but was not struck.
A Waikato local scored lucky however with their First Division play, winning the full $1mup for grabs.
The winning ticket was sold through the MyLotto app, continuing the recent streak of winning tickets sold online rather than through brick-and-mortar outlets.
The numbers for last night’s Lotto draw were 37, 32, 10, 26, 20, 33. The bonus ball was 29 and Powerball was 2.
Other major wins include a Christchurch player who banked over $20m in an August draw, and a Porirua player who won $17.2m with a ticket bought from the New World Whitby supermarket.
2025 Lotto Powerball wins
January 8: $7m, MyLotto player in Wellington.
January 22: $8.3m, MyLotto player in Taranaki.
February 8: $10.5m, Glenview Centre Lotto and Post, Hamilton.
February 26: $10.5m, Paper Plus Waihī and Toyworld, Waihī.
March 15: $5.5m, New World St Martins, Christchurch.
March 15: $5.5m, New World Gardens, Dunedin.
March 22: $5.3m, Windsor on the Spot Express, Port Chalmers.
April 23: $23.3m, MyLotto, Auckland.
May 21: $17.2m, New World Whitby, Porirua.
June 21: $15.08m, Plaza Supervalue, Invercargill.
June 21: $15.08m, MyLotto, Wellington.
July 9: $10.3m, MyLotto, Christchurch.
August 9: $20.25m, MyLotto, Christchurch.
August 30: $12.5m, MyLotto, Ōpōtiki.
September 13: $10m, MyLotto, Dunedin.
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