Eight lucky Lotto players are each more than $25,000 better off after last night’s live draw.
The players, who each picked up $25,678, bought their tickets at Pak’nSave Sylvia Park, New World Howick, Ngatea Lotto & Foodmart, Rotorua’s Lucky Lotto Shop andonline via MyLotto in Hamilton, Hawke’s Bay, Wellington and Dunedin.
Powerball and Strike both rolled over, meaning there is a combined prize pool of $10 million up for grabs on Saturday.
The Powerball jackpot will be $8m.
The winning numbers were 14 25 26 29 33 40 with Bonus 20 and Powerball 7. Strike was 40 29 33 14.
One Waikato punter also won Powerball Second Division on MyLotto, taking their total winnings to $25,123.
Four winners came from Auckland, two from Waikato, one from Tauranga, one from Te Puke, one from Hastings and one from Wellington.
In the South Island, the winning players came from Ashburton, Nelson, Christchurch and Kaiapoi.
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.
