Lotto Powerball results: Waikato tickets split Lotto First division
Four Lotto tickets from the Waikato have split tonight’s Lotto First Division prize.
The lucky tickets, worth $250,000 each, were sold at The Bookshop and Lotto in Huntly.
The numbers for Lotto draw 2599 were 7, 11, 1, 35, 40 and 32. The Bonus Ball was 39 and the Powerball was 1.
Powerball has not been struck this evening and now rolls over to Saturday, when the jackpot will be $20 million.
Strike Four had no winners and will also roll over to Saturday, now worth $700,000
Twenty-one Lotto players will each take home $13,755 after winning Lotto Second Division in tonight’s live draw.
One Canterbury player also picked up Powerball Second Division on a MyLotto ticket, boosting their total prize to $33,702.
The winning Second Division tickets were sold in Northland, Whangārei, Auckland, Waitākere, Papakura, Ngatea, Tauranga, Rotorua, Tararua, Palmerston North, Canterbury and Dunedin.
Previous draw results
Saturday night’s draw resulted in three people winning Lotto First Division, splitting $1m and claiming $333,333 each.
The winning tickets were sold at Four Square St Heliers in Auckland, Roselands Lotto in Auckland and Fresh Choice Parkwood in Hamilton.
Lotto Powerball and Strike Four had no winners.
Nearly a month ago, an Ashburton family won $28.6m after taking Powerball and three shares of Lotto First Division.
The June 3 prize was the 11th-largest in Lotto NZ history, with the family saying they planned to use part of the windfall to buy their first home.
What to do if you win
Ticket holders can immediately see if they have won if they purchased a ticket through the MyLotto app. Prizes of $1000 or less are automatically credited to the account.
For prizes exceeding $1000, winners must complete an online prize claim form.
Winners with physical tickets must still visit a Lotto retailer to claim their prize.
For the Powerball jackpot to be claimed, a ticket holder must get all six Lotto numbers correct as well as the added Powerball number.