After 11 straight rollovers, Lotto Powerball was finally struck with a single ticket sold at Four Square Netherby in Ashburton.
On the same night, one Strike player won Strike Four, taking home $200,000. The winning ticket was sold at New World Ormiston in Auckland.
This draw also comes after a Waikato local scooped all four First Division prizes in the first July draw.
Heads were turned when Lotto revealed the four winning First Division prizes from last Wednesday’s draw were all sold at the same retailer, The Bookshop and Lotto on Huntly’s Main St.
First Division carries a prize of $1 million, split into $250,000 for each winning ticket.
With speculation high over the shop’s apparent lucky strike, the Government-owned agency has since confirmed a local in the township – a regular player who chooses his own numbers each time – was responsible for winning all four.
An eye-watering $25 million is up for grabs in tonight’s live lotto draw
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
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