
'Tears and laughter': Hamilton couple win $1m on Lotto after cancer shock
The pair had played the same Lotto numbers for 35 years.
Stories and analysis from The Northern Express Herald.
Ten players also won the Second Division and will receive more than $27,000 each.
You could be the big winner just hours before Christmas Day.
Fonterra’s revenue rose 5.6% to $24.1b, extending its long-held top ranking.
Ticket holders nationwide won between $28,928 and $200,000 last night.
The $6.2m haul is the biggest Lotto win since a $16m jackpot on December 10.
Two players have struck it big in this evening's draw.
He only learnt of his windfall the next day when the Lotto machine flashed 'Major Winner'.
An Auckland player also won $400,000 on Strike Four.
It comes weeks after a record-breaking $55m Lotto draw.
One player has won a big prize in this evening's draw.
KFC’s 'Colonel Hacker' ad drew 65 complaints before it was pulled.
Saturday’s $12m Powerball and $1m First Division jackpots both rolled over.
Two Strike Four winners each take home $500,000 from tonight's draw.
Time to check your ticket against this evening's winning numbers.
Each winning ticket player pockets $15,522.
Tonight’s $8m jackpot follows the record $55m prize won only weeks ago.
Powerball rolls over to Saturday night with an $8m jackpot up for grabs.
Powerball continues to climb, one week after three players split a record $55m jackpot.
The top prize of $5m comes a week after three players shared a record $55m jackpot.
The Government is defending it, but Labour's not impressed.
'It means my parents can finally retire, they have worked so hard to give us a good life'.
Saturday's $55 million draw was won by three players, each taking home $18.3m.
Fireworks lit up Kawerau soon after Saturday's draw.
The $55m prize was split three ways in the must-be-won Powerball draw.
Lotto won't release the location of the winning tickets until tomorrow morning.
There's a record Lotto draw tonight. Tomorrow, the winner can go house shopping.
The $55m jackpot is the largest in Lotto NZ’s 38-year history.
Last year’s $50m jackpot was shared between seven winners, taking home $7.18m each.
If no one wins Powerball, the $55m prize will be shared among the next division's winners.