Three days after the draw that had Kiwis lining out supermarket doors, the full $40 million has been snapped up by its ticket holders.
The two remaining winners of Saturday’s biggest Lotto prize have come forward.
Three tickets won a share of $40 million. The first winner, who bought a ticket at Pak’nSave Dunedin, came forward to claim his $13.3m in record time on the night of the draw.
Lotto confirmed this morning that the second and third ticket-holders had come forward.
The tickets were bought by a MyLotto winner in Hamilton and at the at Oparau Roadhouse near Kawhia.
Lotto spokeswoman Emilia Mazur said it wasn’t unusual for winners to wait a while before claiming their prize, it all depended on the winner.
"Some like to claim their prize straight away – like the Dunedin winners who checked their ticket straight after the draw. Others like to wait a few days, or weeks, to think about what they want to do with their winnings and get a few things sorted out before they claim.”
Any more than a month was considered “quite long”, and Lotto would generally start thinking of other ways of contacting the winner.
“For large prizes such as for Saturday’s draw, we would usually expect the winners to claim their prize relatively promptly. “
Lotto are hoping to release an update later today with at least one of the new winners’ stories.
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