5 million Lotto Powerball jackpot is up for grabs in tonight’s draw." data-test-ui="article-media__image" fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" />One lucky player has made it big tonight, taking home $15.25 million in tonight’s Lotto draw.
Their prize is made up of $15 million from Powerball First Division and $250,000 from Lotto First Division.
Saturday night’s numbers were 26, 21, 28, 24, 17 and 13.
The bonus ball was 27 and the Powerball was 5.
Three other Lotto players will take home $250,000 each with Lotto First Division.
One Strike player has won $200,000 with Strike Four.
Twelve Lotto players have won $23,418 each with Lotto Second Division, and one of those players also won Powerball Second Division, taking their total winnings to $42,778.
The odds of winning Lotto First Division are about one in 3.84 million per line. The odds of winning Powerball are about one in 38 million.
What to do if you win
Ticket holders can immediately check whether they have won if they purchased their ticket through MyLotto. Prizes of $1000 or less are automatically credited to their account.
For prizes greater than $1000, winners must complete an online prize form.
Winners with physical tickets must visit a Lotto retailer to claim their prize.
To win the Powerball jackpot, players must match all six Lotto numbers plus the Powerball number.
Top five Lotto individual wins of all time:
- $33.01m – Auckland, 2013
- $44.06m – Auckland, 2016
- $42.02m – Waikato, 2021
- $37.12m – Wellington, 2023
- $33.05m – Christchurch, 2023