Lotto $1m jackpot shared between 163 winners - at $6737 each

Monday, 8 July 2019

Sam Stubbs shares his thoughts on Lotto.

Over 160 lucky lotto players were announced as winners on Monday - but not for the $1 million prize they might have thought they were in line for.

The Strike 'Must be Won' $1 million jackpot failed to be won by a single division one ticket on Saturday, resulting in it being rolled down to the second division.

It was there that 163 lucky Kiwis were identified - each winning a share of the jackpot totalling $6,737.

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Lotto NZ senior corporate communications manager Kirsten Robinson said the fact that the jackpot must be won the night it is drawn is 'all part of the fun'.

'In these draws if there are no first division winners the entire jackpot rolls down to the next division with winners - which is exactly what happened.. on Saturday night.'

The winning tickets were sold all around the country - from Auckland, Hamilton and Tauranga to Christchurch, Queenstown and Wellington.

Forty were purchased online through MyLotto.

There were even some small town winners with ticket sales located in Drury, Waharoa, Wellsford, and Parakai.

MyLotto encouraged anyone who purchased a ticket in the jackpot to write their name on the back and check it immediately.

On Saturday, a Whangārei Lotto player joined the millionaire club with a winning ticket sold at New World Regent.