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Lotto’s 25th Birthday Kicks-Off With Two Wins

Sunday, 12 August 2012, 9:59 am | New Zealand Lotteries Commission

Celebrations for Lotto’s 25th birthday this month are well underway, and these two $500,000 First Division Lotto winners have really got the ball rolling, says NZ Lotteries’ Chief Executive, Wayne Pickup. More >>

Lotto First Division Winners for Palmerston North & Auckland

Sunday, 5 August 2012, 12:06 pm | New Zealand Lotteries Commission

Whilst New Zealand celebrates the gold medals won in London, two Lotto players will have their own winning feeling after scoring a $500,000 First Division prize, says NZ Lotteries’ Chief Executive Wayne Pickup. More >>

Gold Medal Feeling for Six Lotto First Division Winners

Sunday, 29 July 2012, 10:54 am | New Zealand Lotteries Commission

As the London Games are officially open, six Lotto First Division winners will have a gold medal feeling after winning $166,667 each in tonight’s Lotto draw, says NZ Lotteries’ Chief Executive Wayne Pickup. More >>

Triple Jackpot Means $7.6 Million On Offer Next Week

Sunday, 8 July 2012, 11:01 am | New Zealand Lotteries Commission

Lotto, Powerball, and Strike have all jackpotted tonight, meaning a massive $7.6 million will be on offer next week, says NZ Lotteries’ Chief Executive Wayne Pickup. More >>

Mid-Winter Lotto Powerball Prize of $6.5 Million Won

Sunday, 1 July 2012, 11:01 am | New Zealand Lotteries Commission

Some mid-winter luck is in town for a Lotto player from Auckland, who tonight has won a fabulous $6.5 million First Division prize, says NZ Lotteries’ Chief Executive Wayne Pickup. More >>

Mid-Winter Celebrations for Four Lotto Winners

Sunday, 24 June 2012, 11:19 am | New Zealand Lotteries Commission

With the Winter Solstice and the shortest day of the year behind them this week, four Lotto players in Auckland, Thames, Te Puke and Ashburton have another reason to celebrate tonight after winning $250,000 each on Lotto First Division. More >>

10 Million Reasons to Celebrate For Napier Powerball Winner

Sunday, 10 June 2012, 7:17 pm | New Zealand Lotteries Commission

A Lotto Powerball player in Napier has over 10 million reasons to celebrate this weekend after winning $10.3 million tonight with Lotto Powerball First Division, says NZ Lotteries’ Chief Executive Wayne Pickup. More >>

Lotto Brightens Day For Two Lucky Winners

Sunday, 3 June 2012, 10:42 am | New Zealand Lotteries Commission

June marks the start of winter, but two winners from Auckland and Northland will be walking on sunshine this week, thanks to Lotto, says NZ Lotteries’ Chief Executive Wayne Pickup. More >>

A Month Of Powerball

Sunday, 29 April 2012, 11:38 am | New Zealand Lotteries Commission

There may be more than the usual month of Sundays this April, with five popping up, and more Lotto Powerball winners too, with a ticket-holder from Balclutha picking up $5.3 million this evening, says NZ Lotteries’ Chief Executive Wayne Pickup. More >>

Three Players Share Lotto First Division

Sunday, 22 April 2012, 11:40 am | New Zealand Lotteries Commission

Three players who bought tickets in Fielding, Porirua and New Plymouth will be able to make their dreams a reality after winning a $333,333 prize with Lotto First Division, says NZ Lotteries Chief Executive, Wayne Pickup. More >>

Lotto Powerball Winner in Christchurch Wins $5.5 Million

Sunday, 15 April 2012, 11:14 am | New Zealand Lotteries Commission

Just two weeks after a $26 million Powerball prize was won in Te Kauwhata, a Powerball player in Christchurch has just become a multi-millionaire after winning $5.5 million on tonight’s draw, says NZ Lotteries’ Chief Executive, Wayne Pickup. More >>

Lotto Introduces New Zealand’s Most Eligible Bachelor

Monday, 2 April 2012, 6:20 pm | New Zealand Lotteries Commission

A young, single man from Te Kauwhata has become New Zealand’s most eligible bachelor after winning $26 million with Lotto Powerball on the weekend – the third biggest individual prize in NZ Lotteries’ history. More >>

Powerball Player's Bank Balance Hits The Big Time

Sunday, 1 April 2012, 10:24 am | New Zealand Lotteries Commission

A Te Kauwhata Lotto Powerball player’s bank balance has hit the big time after winning a $26 million prize on tonight’s Lotto draw, says NZ Lotteries’ Chief Executive, Wayne Pickup. More >>

Aucklander Wins Fourth Biggest Prize In Big Wed History

Thursday, 22 March 2012, 10:33 am | New Zealand Lotteries Commission

A lucky Aucklander has become a multimillionaire over night after winning the fourth biggest prize in Big Wednesday’s history, says NZ Lotteries’ Chief Executive, Wayne Pickup. More >>

$500,000 Home-made Lotto Dinner

Tuesday, 20 March 2012, 10:18 am | New Zealand Lotteries Commission

They say it’s the simple things in life that make us happy, and that certainly rings true with one lucky Palmerston North family, who celebrated their $500,000 Lotto First Division windfall with home-made Spaghetti Bolognaise and Goody Goody ... More >>

Luck of the Irish for Two Lotto Winners

Sunday, 18 March 2012, 1:19 pm | New Zealand Lotteries Commission

Two Lotto winners will be dancing an Irish jig around the country when they realise they’ve won an awesome half a million dollars each with Lotto First Division tonight, says NZ Lotteries’ Acting Chief Executive, Warren Salisbury. More >>

Lotto Player In Otahuhu Marches Their Way to $1 Million

Saturday, 10 March 2012, 8:39 pm | New Zealand Lotteries Commission

In the third month of 2012, a Lotto player in Otahuhu will be marching their way to the bank after winning $1 Million with Lotto’s First Division tonight, says NZ Lotteries’ Acting Chief Executive Warren Salisbury. More >>

Lotto Winners In Kaitaia, Auckland and Wellington

Saturday, 18 February 2012, 8:43 pm | New Zealand Lotteries Commission

Three lucky players in Kaitaia, Auckland and Wellington have each won Lotto First Division prizes of $333,333 tonight, says NZ Lotteries’ Acting Chief Executive, Warren Salisbury. More >>

Three Winning Wheel Winners Sought In Christchurch

Friday, 17 February 2012, 3:04 pm | New Zealand Lotteries Commission

NZ Lotteries is seeking the holders of three Winning Wheel winning tickets sold in Christchurch who are yet to claim their prize – a luxury weekend in Wellington and a chance to spin up a prize between $100,000 and a million dollars on the live ... More >>

Love In The Air For Two Lotto Winners

Sunday, 12 February 2012, 10:34 am | New Zealand Lotteries Commission

Love will be in the air for two winners in the South Island, not because of Valentine’s Day, but because they’ve each just won a $1 million share of Lotto First Division following this evening’s draw, says NZ Lotteries’ Acting Chief Executive, Warren ... More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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