A cool $20 million is the big Powerball prize in tonight's Lotto draw. Photo / Lotto NZ
Some of the largest Lotto Powerball wins so far this year include a $14.3m ticket won by a MyLotto player from New Plymouth on April 15 and a $25.5m prize that was split between two players in late March.
Each person took home $12.75m. Their prize included a $250,000 bonus win in Lotto First Division from the same draw.
Strike Four also has a large prize on offer, after it rolled over on Wednesday’s Lotto draw. A total of $700,000 is the Strike Four golden prize tonight.
Although unlucky for some, Wednesday’s draw resulted in a windfall for the small Waikato town of Huntly, where four tickets worth $250,000 in Lotto First Division were sold at a local book shop.
The four lucky tickets were sold at The Bookshop and Lotto in Huntly. It is not known whether the four tickets were sold to one person or if the tickets went to four different people.
Lotto NZ is currently promoting its Mid-Year Millionaire promotion, when three extra prizes of $1m can be won. All Triple Dip tickets bought between Sunday, June 21, and 7.30pm today will be in the draw with a chance to win.
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
April 22 – $5.5m, Auckland
June 3 – $28.2m, 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
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