Last Saturday, a Canterbury player won $1m, while someone from Gisborne took home $400,000 in Strike Four.
But there were no Powerball First Division winners, which resulted in the $12m prize this evening.
Powerball Second Division was also won at the weekend, with an Ōtorohanga player taking home $40,724 after buying their ticket on MyLotto.
Fourteen players from across the country had cause for major celebration on Saturday night, splitting Lotto’s Second Division prize and each taking home $20,898.
The winning tickets were bought across the Far North, Auckland, Hamilton, Ōtorohanga, Taupō, New Plymouth, Wellington, Canterbury, Christchurch, Mosgiel and Dunedin.
Earlier this month, an Ashburton family took home $28.6m after winning Powerball First Division and three shares of Lotto First Division.
The winning ticket put the town at the centre of one of the country’s biggest lottery wins this year.
What to do if you win
Ticket holders can immediately see if they have won if they purchased a ticket through the MyLotto app. Prizes of $1000 or less are automatically credited to the account.
For prizes exceeding $1000, winners must complete an online prize claim form.
Winners with physical tickets must still visit a Lotto retailer to claim their prize.
For the Powerball jackpot to be claimed, a ticket holder must get all six Lotto numbers correct as well as the added Powerball number.
Lotto Powerball wins in 2026
- January 14 – $10.2m, MyLotto, Manawatū-Whanganui
- January 21 – $5.3m, MyLotto, Otago
- February 14 – $5.08m, Coastlands Lotto, Paraparaumu
- February 14 – $5.08m, New World Greymouth, Greymouth
- February 14 – $5.08m, MyLotto, Masterton
- February 18 – $4.5m, Glen Innes Dairy and Lotto Outlet, Auckland
- March 28 – $12.75m, MyLotto, Auckland
- March 28 – $12.75m, MyLotto, Auckland
- April 15 – $14.3m, MyLotto, New Plymouth
- June 3 – $28.6m, Four Square Netherby, Ashburton
Top 5 Lotto individual wins of all time:
- $44.06m – Auckland, 2016
- $42.02m – Waikato, 2021
- $37.12m – Wellington, 2023
- $33.05m – Christchurch, 2023
- $33.01m – Auckland, 2013
