It was a lucky night for a Powerball player from Whakatāne and three Second Division players from Te Puke and Waihi on Saturday.

The Whakatāne Powerball player won $8.3 million with Powerball First Division in Saturday night’s live Lotto draw. The winning ticket was sold at Halfway Store in Whakatāne.

The prize is made up of $8 million from Powerball First Division and $333,333 from Lotto First Division.

Three lucky Bay of Plenty players will be celebrating after each winning $19,470 with Lotto Second Division in Saturday night’s live Lotto draw. 

The winning Second Division tickets were sold at New World Te Puke, Four Square Te Puke, and Paper Plus Waihi & Toyworld.

Saturday night’s Powerball winner is the seventeenth Powerball multi-millionaire of 2023, and the win comes just weeks after a $8.3 million Powerball prize was won by a couple in Hamilton. The couple are looking forward to helping their family with their win.

Two other lucky Lotto players will also be celebrating after winning $333,333 with Lotto First Division in Saturday night’s live Lotto draw.

The winning tickets were sold at Ngaio Supermarket in Wellington and Fresh Choice Ngaruawahia in Waikato.

Meanwhile, Strike Four has rolled over and will be $500,000 on Wednesday night.

14 Lotto players win Second Division

As well as the three Bay of Plenty Second Division winners, 11 other lucky Lotto players will be in for a treat too after each winning $19,470 with Lotto Second Division in Saturday night’s live Lotto draw. 

Two lucky players also won Powerball Second Division, taking their total winnings to $28,219.

The winning Powerball Second Division tickets were sold at Southmall Lotto Kiosk in Auckland and at Kamo Lotto in Whangārei. The winning Second Division tickets were sold at the following stores:

Anyone who bought their ticket from any of the above stores should check their ticket as soon as possible in-store, on MyLotto, or through the MyLotto App.

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