A Waitomo Lotto player has won a third share of $1 million in Saturday night’s draw. The online MyLotto player won $333,333, alongside players from Auckland.
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Three Lotto players from Tauranga, Waitamo and Auckland will each receive a $333,333 boost to their bank account after First Division wins. A Porirua Lotto.
Monday, 26 July 2021, 2:59 pm
A young couple from Auckland have had a weekend to
remember after their lucky Lotto ticket saw them win $17
million with Powerball First Division and become New
Zealand’s newest Powerball multi-millionaires.
The
couple, who wish to remain anonymous, were having a quiet
start to their Sunday morning – completely unaware that
their lives were about to change.
“I was up early
with the kids on Sunday morning while my wife had a
much-deserved sleep-in,” said the man.
“I was
flicking through things on my phone when I saw that
Powerball had been won and that the winning ticket had been
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An Auckland couple have won more than $17 million in Lotto. (File photo) She said she had and quickly got out of bed to check the ticket straight away. “My husband and I sat next to each other in bed and I checked the ticket while he read the winning numbers to me. When I realised that we had the first three numbers, my hands started to shake – let alone when we had all six. “Then I saw we had the winning Powerball number too . we just couldn’t believe it. We sat there in total disbelief, checking and rechecking the ticket.”