Three lucky punters have each won a $13.3 million share of Lotto's record-breaking $40 million Powerball tonight.
The must-go biggest cash prize on offer was rolled down to the three Second Division winners after the Powerball First Division wasn't won.
The winning numbers are 29, 27, 37, 18, 33, 3. The bonus number is 36 and Powerball is 7.
The lucky tickets were sold at Oparau Roadhouse in Te Awamutu, Pak N Save Dunedin and on MyLotto to a player from Hamilton.
“With the largest jackpot on offer, more players than ever were in to win,” said Emilia Mazur, GM, Corporate Communications.
“It feels like just about everyone in the country was talking about Powerball and imagining how good it would feel to win, and now these lucky players are about to find out.”
Lotto Division One was split seven ways - $142,857 going to holders of tickets bought in Gisborne, Tokoroa and five in Auckland.
Due to phenomenal draw sales, Strike Four was also a must win tonight. The jackpot was won by two lucky players in Auckland and Waipapa who both won Strike Four to take home $405,792 each.
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Stores all over the country were packed today and the website crashed just before tonight's draw as punters scrambled to buy last minute tickets.
There were just 1 in 3.8 million odds of winning the $40 million but Kiwis opened their wallets widely for the draw, with some punters spending thousands of dollars each on tickets - including one who shelled out $10,000 on tickets.
Lotto New Zealand chief executive Wayne Pickup said it was shaping up to be a record-breaking week for Lotto sales, with more than 2000 tickets sold every minute from midday today.
Only one Powerball player has ever won more than $30 million - a self-proclaimed Auckland "Westie" who took home $33 million in September 2013.
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