Updated: 6:24am – Two winners have split tonight’s $38 million Lotto Powerball prize, each taking home just over $19 million.
The winning numbers are 12, 8, 5, 36, 28 and 18. The bonus ball is 40 and the Powerball is 5.
The winning tickets were sold at New World Warkworth in Warkworth and Fresh Choice Greytown in Greytown.
Had the big jackpot gone to a single winner, Lotto said it would have been the second largest Powerball prize ever won in New Zealand.
Last November, a young couple from Dairy Flats won $44 million with Powerball, Lotto NZ said in a press release.
They said they’d caught up with the winners “to find out how a year in the life of a Powerball winner has been and to pass on advice” to anyone who won a big amount.
“The winner agreed that a large win can seem overwhelming at first, and in the first few weeks,” Lotto NZ said in the release.
“‘Don’t have a heart attack,’ laughed the winner.
“‘And try to remember to eat and sleep in the first few weeks.’
“It’s been over a year since the couple’s fortunes were changed overnight. The couple credit solid financial advice for helping them navigate their first year as multi-millionaires,” Lotto said.
“‘I recommend getting a really good financial advisor – someone who is on the same wavelength as you’, the winner told them.
“‘They can help you map out a good idea of what you want to achieve with your winnings, including giving gifts, investing for the future, and just making sure the money will last.”‘
Lotto outlets say they have been fielding high customer numbers with many shops having their busiest day ever.
Six people won second division, winning $20,126 each, while 72 people won $1034 in third division.
There were a total of 43,281 Powerball winners, 502,601 winners of Lotto, and 133,904 winners of Strike.
Over $44 million in prizes were won by Lotto players.
-NewstalkZB
– with content from nzherald.co.nz
Featured image: Over $44 million was won in total across the country. (Photo/NZ Herald)
