The numbers for tonight’s $16 million Powerball jackpot have been announced.<\/p>\n
Tonight’s numbers are 5, 16, 19, 23, 33 and 40.<\/p>\n
The bonus ball was 20 and the Powerball was 1.<\/p>\n
The order of numbers for Strike was 23, 40, 16 and 5.<\/p>\n
Four tickets shared Division One’s million dollar prize. Each of those tickets is now worth $250,000.<\/p>\n
They were bought from Vincent St Superette in Auckland, Paper Plus Taupo and on MyLotto to two players from Auckland.<\/p>\n
Powerball and Strike Four jackpot to Wednesday night’s draw – worth $18 million and $600,000 respectively.<\/p>\n
Tonight’s draw was computer-generated under Audit New Zealand scrutiny.<\/p>\n
Live Lotto draws cannot take place while Auckland is in alert level 3 because they do not meet the Health Ministry’s Covid-19 safety guidelines.<\/p>\n
Lotto New Zealand says the Powerball jackpot has been on a roll since it was last struck onAugust 21.<\/p>\n
That win saw a young woman from Auckland become an overnight millionaire with $11.5 million just as the city entered alert level 4 lockdown.<\/p>\n
The woman told the Herald she didn’t realise she had won even after seeing an email from Lotto the morning after the draw, and initially thought her prize was just $11,500.<\/p>\n
The truth sank in after she checked a few more times and called Lotto to confirm the win.<\/p>\n
“It was unbelievable. My sister and I just sat in the car screaming \u2013 it was such a cool moment,” said the woman who did not wish to be named.<\/p>\n
“Being in lockdown means there isn’t a lot we can do to celebrate, but I went straight into the supermarket and grabbed a few treats.We actually celebrated with icecreams in the car,” she said.<\/p>\n
Her win was the 15th Powerball strike this year, coming just weeks after a MyLotto player from South Canterbury won $5.3m with Powerball First Division.<\/p>\n
A Christchurch family with a baby on the way was another lockdown millionaire, winning $1m on the August 29 Lotto First Division draw.<\/p>\n
Earlier this month a Wellington couple took home $400,000 from the Strike Four prize.<\/p>\n
They were similarly mistaken by the number of zeros on the prize and thought they had won $400 at first.<\/p>\n
“I buy a Triple Dip most weeks so had no idea if I’d won something with Lotto, Powerball or Strike \u2013 a big win never even crossed my mind to be honest,” the man said.<\/p>\n
Strike Four will once again have $400,000 up for grabs after rolling over on Wednesday’s draw.<\/p>\n
Some stores are closed due to Covid-19 restrictions and Lotto NZ is expecting high demand on the MyLotto website before sales close on Saturday at 7.30pm.<\/p>\n
Powerball wins in 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n