Lotto NZ returns all of its profits to Kiwi communities through lottery grants programmes run by Te Puna Tahua NZ Lottery Grants Board.
Waikato players also struck it lucky in Powerball Second Division, with players who bought tickets at Woolworths Te Awamutu, New World Hillcrest in Hamilton, and Martina Four Square & Lotto in Thames, all winning $28,071.
And the luck didn’t stop there, with two players from Hamilton and one from Thames, each winning $22,215 with Lotto Second Division.
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