Lotto Powerball: Christchurch player bags $1 million in First Division draw

• A Christchurch Lotto player has won $1 million in this evening’s First Division draw.
• A Hastings player also won $400,000 in the Strike Four draw.
• Powerball was not struck and will roll over to $6 million for Saturday night’s draw.

A lucky Lotto punter has picked up $1 million in this evening’s First Division draw, while Powerball remains unstruck.

Tonight’s numbers are 12, 14, 38, 20, 24 and 1. The Bonus Ball is 10 and the Powerball is 4.

The winning First Division ticket was sold to a Christchurch MyLotto player.

A Hastings player also won $400,000 in this evening’s Strike Four draw.

The winning ticket was sold at Unichem Stortford Lodge Pharma in Hastings.

Meanwhile, the $5 million Powerball jackpot remains unstruck and will now roll over to $6 million for Saturday night’s draw.

2025 Powerball winners

An Auckland couple celebrated their recent $23.3m win with fish and chips on the beach.

“We’re both shocked to our core. It’s going to take a while to sink in, and I don’t think it will start to feel real until we see it in the bank,” said the winners, who wished to remain anonymous.

• January 8 – $7 million – MyLotto – Wellington
• January 22 – $8.3 million – MyLotto – Taranaki
• February 8 – $10.5 million – Glenview Centre Lotto & Post – Hamilton
• February 26 – $10.5 million – Paper Plus Waihi & Toyworld – Waihī
• March 15 – $5.5 million – New World St Martins – Christchurch
• March 15 – $5.5 million – New World Gardens – Dunedin
• March 22 – $5.3 million – Windsor On the Spot Express – Port Chalmers
• April 23 – $23.3 million – MyLotto – Auckland

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.

Results are available immediately after the live draws on TVNZ 1, which take place on Wednesday and Saturday nights.

They can also be found through the MyLotto app, online at www.mylotto.co.nz, at Lotto NZ retailers and on nzherald.co.nz.

Winners with a physical ticket must still visit a Lotto retailer to claim their prize.

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