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One Powerball Player Wins $4.5 Million
One lucky Powerball player from Auckland will be toasting a special win after winning $4.5 million with Powerball First Division in tonight’s live Lotto draw.
The winning ticket was sold at Countdown Botany in Auckland.
The prize is made up of $4 million from Powerball First Division and $500,000 from Lotto First Division.
Tonight’s winner is the fourteenth Powerball multi-millionaire of 2023, and the win comes just days after a $6 million Powerball prize was won in Napier.
One other lucky Lotto player will also be celebrating after winning $500,000 with Lotto First Division in tonight’s live Lotto draw. The winning ticket was sold on MyLotto to a player from Wellington.
Meanwhile, Strike Four has rolled over tonight and will be $700,000 on Saturday night.
Anyone who bought their ticket from the above store or on MyLotto should check their ticket as soon as possible in-store, on MyLotto, or through the MyLottoApp.
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 2023:
| Date | Prize | Store | Location | ||||||
| 01 | 18 January | $23.5 million | Countdown Quay Street | Auckland | |||||
| 02 | 21 January | $4.3 million | MyLotto | Auckland | |||||
| 03 | 4 February | $8.5 million | MyLotto | Auckland | |||||
| 04 | 22 February | $10.5 million | MyLotto | Hamilton | |||||
| 05 | 18 March | $15.5 million | MyLotto | Canterbury | |||||
| 06 | 29 March | $7 million | MyLotto | Porirua | |||||
| 07 | 26 April | $17.25 million | MyLotto | Invercargill | |||||
| 08 | 13 May | $10.5 million | MyLotto | Auckland | |||||
| 09 | 28 June | $33.5 million | Fresh Choice Merivale | Christchurch | |||||
| 10 | 16 August | $37.125 million | New World Kāpiti | Paraparaumu | |||||
| 11 | 2 September | $10.3 million | New World Wairoa | Wairoa | |||||
| 12 | 7 October | $24.25 million | Woolworths Wainuiomata | Lower Hutt | |||||
| 13 | 14 October | $6 million | Greenmeadows New World | Napier | |||||
| 14 | 18 October | 4.5 million | Countdown Botany | Auckland |
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