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Auckland Powerball Player Wins $6.3 Million

A lucky Powerball player will be toasting a special win after winning $6.3 million with Powerball First Division in tonight’s live Lotto draw. The prize is made up of $6 million from Powerball First Division and $333,333 from Lotto First Division.

The winning ticket was sold on MyLotto to a player from Auckland.

Tonight’s winner is the fifteenth Powerball multi-millionaire of 2023, and the win comes just over a week after a $4.5 million Powerball prize was won by an Auckland couple.

One lucky Strike player from Auckland won $1 million in tonight’s Must Be Won draw. The winning Strike ticket was sold at Xpress Mart in Auckland.

Rounding out tonight’s winners, two other Lotto players will also be celebrating after each winning $333,333 with Lotto First Division in tonight’s live Lotto draw. The winning tickets were sold on MyLotto to players from Palmerston North and Wellington.

Anyone who bought their ticket from any of the above stores should check their ticket as soon as possible in-store, on MyLotto, or through the MyLotto App.

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 
15 28 October $6.3 million MyLotto Auckland 
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