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Lotto: Mammoth $20m jackpot rolls over to Saturday, highest amount of 2024

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3 Apr, 2024 06:32 AM2 mins to read

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Melissa Nightingale headed over to the Wainuiomata Woolworths supermarket, which sold the winning $24m Lotto ticket, and asks shoppers how they think the money could be spent. Video / Mark Mitchell

The highest Lotto Powerball jackpot of 2024 has rolled over to Saturday after the staggering $20 million prize went unstruck.

But one lucky player from Thames is $1 million richer after winning Lotto First Division.

The winning ticket was sold at Martina Four Square and Lotto in Thames.

The Powerball jackpot was struck tonight and has rolled over to Saturday night, where the jackpot will be $23m.

Strike Four has also rolled over tonight and will be $500,000 on Saturday night.

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While the jackpot was not won, 15 lucky players shared the Division 2 Lotto prize, each taking home $22,215.

Four lucky players also won Powerball second division, taking their total winnings to $28,071.

The winning Powerball second division tickets were sold at Woolworths Te Awamutu and New World Hillcrest in Hamilton, Ngongotahā Books Lotto & Posts in Rotorua, and Martina Four Square & Lotto in Thames.

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Tonight’s numbers were: 9, 11, 16, 17, 29 and 30. The Bonus Ball was 25 and the Power Ball was 2.

After tonight’s win in Thames, 13 NZ Lotto players have now become millionaires in 2024 and Powerball has only been struck three times. The biggest win this year came on January 27 when a Canterbury MyLotto punter won $17.25m.

Before tonight’s draw, a total of 42 players had clinched Lotto First Division this year and 64 prizes of more than $100,000 had been won.

Lotto millionaires in 2024

January 3: $1 million - MyLotto, Gisborne

January 6: $1 million - MyLotto, Rotorua

January 10: $1 million - MyLotto, Christchurch City

January 27: $17.25 million - MyLotto, Canterbury

January 31: $1 million - MyLotto, Auckland

February 7: $1 million - MyLotto, Otago

February 10: $8.3 million - MyLotto, Hawke’s Bay

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February 24: $1 million - MyLotto, Whangārei

February 28: $1 million - MyLotto, Canterbury

March 2: $12.3 million - MyLotto, Otago

March 9: $1 million - MyLotto, Canterbury

March 20: $1 million - MyLotto, Canterbury

April 3: $1 million - Martina Four Square & Lotto, Thames

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