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Lotto Win at the Rugby
Wednesday, 5 October 2011, 1:56 pm | New Zealand Lotteries
While all eyes were on the rugby field on Saturday evening, one Rotorua rugby fan was celebrating in the stands before the game had even started, after finding out he had won a First Division Lotto prize of $500,000. More >>
Taupo Winners Celebrate with ‘Most Expensive’ Lunch
Thursday, 18 August 2011, 12:42 pm | New Zealand Lotteries
A Taupo family is this week celebrating their $500,000 win with Lotto First Division. Their winning ticket was sold at Countdown Taupo for the 13 August draw. The winning father, who wishes to remain anonymous, is a regular Lotto player, and buys their ... More >>
Man Loses Job, Wins Lotto!
Thursday, 11 August 2011, 1:26 pm | New Zealand Lotteries
A Dunedin man can’t believe his luck after being made redundant and then winning Lotto in the same week. The man, who wishes to remain anonymous, won $361,557 with Lotto Strike on a ticket bought at Pak N Save Dunedin. The winner got the news he ... More >>
Christchurch Couple Celebrate Win with Curry
Tuesday, 2 August 2011, 2:41 pm | New Zealand Lotteries
A Christchurch couple who bought a Lotto ticket online through mylotto.co.nz celebrated their $333,333 win not with champagne, but with a curry. The retired couple, who wish to remain anonymous, has been living in a badly damaged house since the February ... More >>
Lotto Win Hits the Right Note for Christchurch Grandmother
Monday, 4 April 2011, 11:29 am | New Zealand Lotteries
A Christchurch grandmother hid her winning Lotto ticket in her piano stool for nearly a month, before finally claiming her prize. More >>
$7 Million Win No Joke for Stunned Wellington Woman
Friday, 1 April 2011, 1:50 pm | New Zealand Lotteries
A stunned Wellington woman today claimed her Big Wednesday prizes worth $7,041,224 million at 11.59 am on April Fool’s Day, says NZ Lotteries’ Chief Executive, Todd McLeay. “I had in the back of my mind that it was still April Fools when I ... More >>
Winner Buries Lotto Fortune In Basement
Thursday, 10 February 2011, 11:21 am | New Zealand Lotteries
While some winners invest their money, one lucky Coromandel man will be burying his Lotto fortune instead. The lucky First Division Lotto winner plans on spending his $333,333 prize on building a basement in his recently purchased home. “It has come ... More >>
New Zealand’s Luckiest Name Found By Lotto
Sunday, 22 August 2010, 1:11 pm | New Zealand Lotteries
To coincide with the launch of Lotto’s Father’s Day promotion, NZ Lotteries has gone through all prizes over $100,000 since 2006 to find out the names that have won the most top prizes, and John wins by a landslide with 21. More >>
Winning Form Continues For All Blacks And Lotto
Sunday, 18 July 2010, 1:14 pm | New Zealand Lotteries
As the nation’s attention focuses on the All Blacks tonight, a lucky Lotto player from Levin won’t believe their eyes when they check their tickets and find they’ve won $1 million from tonight’s draw, says NZ Lotteries’ Chief Executive, Todd ... More >>
Independence Day Comes Early For Mylotto Player
Sunday, 4 July 2010, 11:37 am | New Zealand Lotteries
A lucky MyLotto player from Rotorua will be free to do what they want for Independence Day tomorrow, as they’ve just won $1 million in tonight’s draw, says NZ Lotteries’ Chief Executive, Todd McLeay. More >>
Powerball Player Scores $13.8 Million Prize
Sunday, 27 June 2010, 12:01 pm | New Zealand Lotteries
As the All Whites finish their dream run at the Football World Cup, a lucky Powerball player who bought a ticket in North Shore City will have all their dreams come true after scoring $13.8 million with Lotto and Powerball First Division this week. More >>
Capital Half Million Win For Two Lotto Players
Sunday, 2 May 2010, 10:59 am | New Zealand Lotteries
Two Lotto players from Wellington will have happy memories of this May Day after winning a $500,000 share of Lotto First Division tonight, says NZ Lotteries’ Chief Executive, Todd McLeay. More >>
Lotto First Division Shared By Two Players
Sunday, 21 March 2010, 1:29 pm | New Zealand Lotteries
Lotto First Division has just been won in Auckland and Nelson, with each playing taking home a $500,00 share of the top prize, says NZ Lotteries’ Chief Executive, Todd McLeay. More >>
South Island Wins Of $500,000
Sunday, 7 March 2010, 12:26 pm | New Zealand Lotteries
Summer may be coming to an end but for two South island Lotto players in Blenheim and Marlborough this weekend will seem longer and brighter after each winning $500,000 with Lotto First Division, says NZ Lotteries’ Chief Executive, Todd McLeay. More >>
$4m Powerball Prize Sold on North Shore Unclaimed
Wednesday, 2 December 2009, 3:33 pm | New Zealand Lotteries
A Lotto Powerball player who bought a ticket in the North Shore may be unaware they could be sitting on a small fortune. NZ Lotteries is asking all North Shore Lotto players to check their tickets as a ticket bought at the Mairangi Bay Dairy is worth ... More >>
1am Instant Kiwi Scratch Has Family In Tears
Wednesday, 18 November 2009, 3:52 pm | New Zealand Lotteries
An Auckland great-great grandmother who tried to alleviate her insomnia by scratching a $5 Jumbo Crossword Tropical Instant Kiwi ticket at 1am, found herself awake all night when the ticket showed she had won $100,000. The great-great grandmother was ... More >>
Survey Finds The Secrets of the Nation’s Wish List
Sunday, 1 November 2009, 5:33 pm | New Zealand Lotteries
Kiwis young and old dream a lot, and quite differently too, according to a survey done to find out what was on the nation’s wish list. More >>
NZers Hit the Bullseye with NZ Lotteries' New Game
Monday, 12 October 2009, 12:13 pm | New Zealand Lotteries
New Zealand is making lottery history today with the launch of NZ Lotteries’ world-first lottery game, Bullseye, says NZ Lotteries’ Acting Chief Executive, Warren Salisbury “We are very excited to present Bullseye to Kiwis, it’s a game of our own design ... More >>
Spring Cleaning Car Nets Auckland Family $50,000
Wednesday, 16 September 2009, 4:43 pm | New Zealand Lotteries
An Auckland family gave their car a spring clean last week and netted themselves $50,000 on Instant Kiwi’s $3 Magic Cube ticket. The father of the family, who wishes to remain anonymous, had bought the Instant Kiwi ticket as a small gift for his wife ... More >>
Iconic New Zealand Brand ‘Instant Kiwi’ Turns 20
Monday, 14 September 2009, 10:38 am | New Zealand Lotteries
NZ Lotteries’ instant scratch ticket brand, ‘Instant Kiwi’, turns 20 this month, and we’re celebrating the birthday by announcing the luckiest Instant Kiwi regions and stores in New Zealand, says NZ Lotteries’ Chief Executive Todd McLeay. “We’ve ... More >>
