17:12:27 Wednesday 26 March 2025

Powerball player wins $5.3 million

A Tauranga Lotto player won $333,333 with Lotto First Division in Saturday night's live Lotto draw. Photo/File.

It will be a night to remember for a lucky Powerball player from Port Chalmers after winning $5.3 million with Powerball First Division in Saturday night’s live Lotto draw.

The $5.3 million prize is made up of $5 million from Powerball First Division and $333,333 from Lotto First Division.

The winning ticket was sold at Windsor On the Spot Express in Port Chalmers.

Saturday night’s winner is the seventh Powerball multi-millionaire this year, and the win comes just one week after two winners shared the jackpot, each taking home $5.5 million.

Two other Lotto players will also be celebrating after each winning $333,333 with Lotto First Division in Saturday night’s live Lotto draw. The winning tickets were sold on MyLotto to players from Tauranga and Horowhenua.

In Saturday night’s Strike Must Be Won draw, the $1.5 million jackpot rolled down to Strike 3 and was shared by 198 players who each take home $8,038.

17 Lotto players win Second Division

Seventeen lucky Lotto players will be feeling fantastic after each winning $14,441 with Lotto Second Division in Saturday night’s live Lotto draw.

One lucky player also won Powerball Second Division, taking their total winnings to $30,580. 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:

Store

Location

New World Ōrewa

Ōrewa

New World Albany

Auckland

Haywards Paper Power

Auckland

Woolworths Westgate

Auckland

MyLotto (x4) (+PB)

Auckland

MyLotto

Waikato

Praters Four Square

Taupō

Woolworths Levin

Levin

Pak N Save Kilbirnie

Wellington

MyLotto

Wellington

MyLotto

Marlborough

Fresh Choice Prebbleton

Christchurch

MyLotto (x2)

Christchurch

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

Lotto NZ exists to return 100% of its profits to Kiwi communities through lottery grants programmes run by Te Puna Tahua NZ Lottery Grants Board.

Due to the cricket coverage on TVNZ1, Wednesday’s live Lotto draw will be aired on TVNZ2 at 8:20pm.

Players can phone Lotto NZ on 0800 695 6886 if they want to enquire about the best way to claim a prize.

Powerball wins in 2025:

 

Date

Prize

Store

Location

1

8 January

$7 million

MyLotto

Wellington

2

22 January

$8.3 million

MyLotto

Taranaki

3

8 February

$10.5 million

Glenview Centre Lotto & Post

Hamilton

4

26 February

$10.5 million

Paper Plus Waihi & Toyworld

Waihi

5

15 March

$5.5 million

New World St Martins

Christchurch

6

15 March

$5.5 million

New World Gardens

Dunedin

7

22 March

$5.3 million

Windsor On the Spot Express

Port Chalmers

 

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