Two lucky Lotto players from Russell and Auckland will be celebrating today after each winning $500,000 with Lotto First Division in Saturday night’s live Lotto draw.

The winning tickets were sold at Russell Fresh in Russell and Royal Oak Mall Lotto in Auckland. 

Powerball was not struck on Saturday evening and has rolled over to Wednesday night, where the jackpot will be $8 million.

Strike Four has also rolled over and will be $400,000 on Wednesday night.

Eight Lotto players win Second Division

Eight lucky Lotto players will be living the dream after each winning $31,719 with Lotto Second Division in Saturday night’s live Lotto draw. 

One lucky player also won Powerball Second Division, taking their total winnings to $47,923. The winning Powerball Second Division ticket was sold on MyLotto to a player from Auckland.

The winning Second Division tickets were sold at the following stores:

Anyone who bought their ticket from any of the above stores should check their ticket as soon as possible in-store, on MyLotto, or through the MyLotto App.

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