Meanwhile, four players from Whangārei, Auckland, and Porirua each won $250,000 with Lotto first division in last night’s live Lotto draw.
The winning tickets were sold at Sunnyside Foodmarket in Whangārei, Rathgar Road Discount Foodmart in Auckland, Beachlands Post & Lotto in Auckland, and Eastside Foodmarket and Lotto in Porirua.
Powerball was not struck and has rolled over to Saturday night, where the jackpot will be $12 million.
A Strike player from Canterbury will also be celebrating after winning $400,000 with Strike Four. The winning Strike ticket was sold on MyLotto.
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