Eight Lotto Powerball winners claim their prize, two winners yet to come forward

Eight of the ten lucky winners who shared the $50 million Powerball prize on the weekend have come forward to claim their prize.

New lottery Covid fund - Tracey Martin

A new lottery fund worth $40 million has been established to focus on community and social initiatives in response to COVID-19.

The Lottery COVID-19 Community Wellbeing Fund was announced today by Internal Affairs Minister Tracey Martin, Presiding Member of the Lottery Grants Board.

Lotto NZ investing in MyLotto upgrade

Lotto NZ has work underway to upgrade the MyLotto website and app, which is due to be completed by early 2021.

The significant project has been underway since 2019 and involves a $25 million technology investment, says Lotto NZ Chief Executive Chris Lyman.

Advice from February’s $50 million Powerball Must Be Won winners

Two people who shared $50 million in the Must Be Won draw in February both say keeping your circle small and getting solid financial advice following a big win is a must, but having some fun is also important.

Lotto sells 2 million tickets

With tonight’s $50 million Powerball Must Be Won draw only hours away, tickets sales are expected to climb to an estimated 2,200 Lotto tickets being sold every minute between the peak time between 6pm and 7pm today.

Lotto NZ predicts more than 2 million tickets to sell for $50 million draw

Lotto NZ is anticipating a spike in demand today ahead of the jaw-dropping $50 million Powerball Must Be Won Draw tonight, and urges customers to buy their tickets early.

Seventh Powerball Must Be Won draw - Lotto

Saturday night will be the seventh time in Lotto NZ history that Powerball has reached a Must Be Won draw with a jackpot of over $30 million.

Lotto NZ urges health and safety precautions ahead of $50 million jackpot

With the enormous $50 million Must Be Won draw this Saturday night, Lotto NZ is urging anyone wanting to buy a ticket in-store to have safety top of mind, and follow all alert level health and safety guidelines.

$50 million Powerball and $1 million Strike must be won

Powerball has rolled over to a mammoth $50 million and must be won on Saturday.

Powerball rolls over - $50 million must be won this Saturday

Powerball was not struck this evening and has rolled over to Saturday night where the jackpot will be a massive $50 million - and must be won.