These seven winners on June 8 every took dwelling $7.2m within the must-be-won draw.
Whereas two of them had claimed their share of the primary prize by the subsequent day on Sunday, June 9, it took till final week for the remaining winner to come back ahead and gather their portion of the winnings.
One of many youngsters of a successful couple, who wished to stay nameless, stated the household had a gathering to share the pleased information.
“They’ve slowly been doing bits on the home, and now they will afford to complete the renovations,” the kid stated concerning the successful mother and father.
“We actually need them to do one thing for themselves although. They’ve been speaking a couple of particular abroad journey for a very long time and now they will try this, will probably be wonderful for them,” stated one other of the youngsters.
Different Powerball jackpots received since then embrace $4.5m received by a MyLotto participant in Waikato on June 12 and $5.5m received on June 19 by a bodily ticket purchased in Waitara.
What to do for those who win
Ticket holders can see instantly if they’ve received in the event that they bought a ticket via MyLotto. Prizes of $1000 or much less are robotically credited to the account.
For prizes over $1000, winners must fill in an internet prize type.
Outcomes can be found instantly after the reside draw on TVNZ 1 at about 8.30pm on draw nights, that are Wednesday and Saturday.
They are often discovered via the MyLotto app and on-line at www.mylotto.co.nz or at Lotto NZ retailers and on nzherald.co.nz.
Winners with a bodily ticket should nonetheless go to a Lotto retailer to say their prize.
For the Powerball jackpot to be claimed, a ticket holder should get all six Lotto numbers right in addition to the added Powerball quantity.
If the jackpot just isn’t claimed tonight, it’ll roll over every draw till it’s received.
The longest Powerball jackpot run in Lotto NZ historical past earlier than it was struck was 24 consecutive attracts.
If multiple particular person wins Powerball, the jackpot is shared equally between the successful tickets.
A complete of 13 punters have struck it massive in 2024, being topped multimillionaires.
13 Lotto Powerball multimillionaires topped in 2024:
- January 27: $17.25 million – My Lotto, Canterbury
- February 10: $8.3 million – MyLotto, Hawke’s Bay
- March 2: $12.3 million – MyLotto, Otago
- April 13: $30.16 million – MyLotto, Wellington
- June 8: $7.18 million – Pak’nSave Wairau Rd, Auckland
- June 8: $7.18 million – Woolworths Metro, Auckland
- June 8: $7.18 million – Royal Oak Mall Lotto, Auckland
- June 8: $7.18 million – MyLotto, Auckland
- June 8: $7.18 million – MyLotto, Auckland
- June 8: $7.18 million – Store Ceremony Dairy, Hamilton
- June 8: $7.18 million – New World Hastings, Hastings
- June 12: $4.5 million – MyLotto, Waikato
- June 19: $5.5 million – Impulse Snacks & Lotto, Taranaki
