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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