Lotto: Nine players win nearly $31,000 each in Second Division draw – where were tickets sold?
Nine players have won $30,774 each in Saturday night's Lotto Second Division draw.
The winning numbers were 6, 20, 25, 14, 9 and 32. The bonus ball was 18 and the Powerball was 4.
Three tickets were sold to players from Auckland, one from Bay of Plenty, one from Manawatū,
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Nine players won almost $31,000 each in Saturday night's Lotto Second Division draw. Photo / Michael Bradley Nine players have won $30,774 each in Saturday night's Lotto Second Division draw. The winning numbers were 6, 20, 25, 14, 9 and 32. The bonus ball was 18 and the Powerball was 4. Three tickets were sold to players from Auckland, one from Bay of Plenty, one from Manawatū,
