Four lucky Lotto players bagged $250,000 each in Saturday’s live draw, a quarter-share of the Lotto First Division prize.
The winning tickets were sold at SuperValue Whanganui, Westgate Pak’nSave, and to two My Lotto players in Whangārei and Hamilton.
SuperValue Whanganui owner Priya Patel said she was “absolutely thrilled that a local customer may have won”.
She told the Herald on Monday the winner had not yet visited the store to claim their “life-changing” prize.
Powerball and Strike Four had no winners on Saturday, jackpotting to $20m and $700,000 respectively.
However, 13 players took home a dazzling $25,851 each with Lotto Second Division.
Six of the winning tickets were sold through My Lotto to two players from Auckland, one in Hamilton, one in New Plymouth, one in Manawatū-Whanganui, and one in Christchurch.
The rest were sold in physical stores: Marston Moor Kaitāia, Four Square Snells Beach, Springfield Superette and Lotto Rotorua, Woolworths The Valley New Plymouth, New World New Plymouth, The Blagdon Store New Plymouth and Halo Lotto and Convenience Lower Hutt.
What to do if you win
Ticket holders can see immediately if they have won if they purchased a ticket through My Lotto. 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.
Lotto Powerball wins in 2026
- January 14 – $10.2m, My Lotto, Manawatū-Whanganui
- January 21 – $5.3m, My Lotto, Otago
- February 14 – $5.08m, Coastlands Lotto, Paraparaumu
- February 14 – $5.08m, New World Greymouth, Greymouth
- February 14 – $5.08m, My Lotto, Masterton
- February 18 – $4.5m, Glen Innes Dairy and Lotto Outlet, Auckland
- March 28 – $12.75m, My Lotto, Auckland
- March 28 – $12.75m, My Lotto, Auckland
- April 15 – $14.3m, My Lotto, New Plymouth
Top five 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
