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Time of India
11 hours ago
- Business
- Time of India
This supermarket in Invercargill just sold a $15M Lotto ticket, here's what we know
A grocery store in Invercargill is celebrating after selling a winning Lotto ticket worth $15 million. The lucky ticket was bought at Plaza SuperValue and won in Saturday night's draw. The prize was part of a $30 million Powerball jackpot shared with another ticket sold in Wellington. The store shared the news on its Facebook page, urging customers to check their tickets. 'We're thrilled to announce that we have sold the 1st Division winning ticket right here at Plaza SuperValue,' the post said. 'If you bought a ticket from us, it's time to check your numbers — you could be the lucky winner.' by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like [Click Here] 2025 Top Trending local enterprise accounting software Esseps Learn More Undo Store owner Jigs Buha said he was shocked when he got the call from his Lotto area manager. 'I didn't understand at first,' he told the New Zealand Herald. 'Then I read the news all over the place. I couldn't believe it.' Buha and his wife Shelly, have been running the store for less than three months. Before that, it was operated by the Bakker family for 55 years. Live Events The Invercargill ticket also won $83,333 from Lotto First Division, along with the Powerball prize. The store's Facebook page thanked its customers and said, 'This could truly be a life-changing moment for someone in our community.' According to a Lotto NZ spokesperson, no one had claimed the winning tickets as of Sunday morning, June 22. The Lotto Powerball jackpot soared to $30 million this Saturday after going unclaimed on Wednesday. It's the largest prize since October last year. Lotto NZ expects around 1.25 million tickets to be sold. Despite the excitement, the odds remain steep, just 1 in 38,383,800 to win the First Division Powerball prize. Lotto NZ reminds players that the odds don't change with the jackpot size, ticket quantity, or frequent play. Each draw is purely chance-based, and every ticket has the same probability.
Economic Times
11 hours ago
- Business
- Economic Times
This supermarket in Invercargill just sold a $15M Lotto ticket, here's what we know
Live Events (You can now subscribe to our (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel A grocery store in Invercargill is celebrating after selling a winning Lotto ticket worth $15 million. The lucky ticket was bought at Plaza SuperValue and won in Saturday night's draw. The prize was part of a $30 million Powerball jackpot shared with another ticket sold in store shared the news on its Facebook page, urging customers to check their tickets. 'We're thrilled to announce that we have sold the 1st Division winning ticket right here at Plaza SuperValue,' the post said.'If you bought a ticket from us, it's time to check your numbers — you could be the lucky winner.'Store owner Jigs Buha said he was shocked when he got the call from his Lotto area manager. 'I didn't understand at first,' he told the New Zealand Herald. 'Then I read the news all over the place. I couldn't believe it.'Buha and his wife Shelly, have been running the store for less than three months. Before that, it was operated by the Bakker family for 55 Invercargill ticket also won $83,333 from Lotto First Division, along with the Powerball store's Facebook page thanked its customers and said, 'This could truly be a life-changing moment for someone in our community.'According to a Lotto NZ spokesperson, no one had claimed the winning tickets as of Sunday morning, June Lotto Powerball jackpot soared to $30 million this Saturday after going unclaimed on Wednesday. It's the largest prize since October last year. Lotto NZ expects around 1.25 million tickets to be the excitement, the odds remain steep, just 1 in 38,383,800 to win the First Division Powerball NZ reminds players that the odds don't change with the jackpot size, ticket quantity, or frequent play. Each draw is purely chance-based, and every ticket has the same probability.
Otago Daily Times
11 hours ago
- Business
- Otago Daily Times
'Exciting news': $15m winning ticket bought in Invercargill
File photo It's a very happy holiday weekend for someone in Invercargill, after they won $15 million in last night's Powerball draw. Last night's $30m prize was shared by two tickets, one bought from Plaza SuperValue in Invercargill and the other by a MyLotto player in Wellington. The winners have become the 10th and 11th Powerball multi-millionaires this year. The owner of the Invercargill supermarket, Jigs Buha, told The New Zealand Herald he was 'so thrilled', and was planning a small celebration with his staff. 'As a retailer, you always want to hear that you sold the First Division, so I'm so thrilled. It's really good, exciting news,' Buha told the Herald. A Lotto spokesperson the prizes were made up of $15m from Powerball First Division and $83,333 from Lotto First Division. 'Ten other lucky Lotto players will also be celebrating after winning $83,333 with Lotto First Division in tonight's live Lotto draw.' The winning tickets were sold at Woolworths Queensgate in Lower Hutt, Stellin St Store in Lower Hutt, Greymouth Lotto & Souvenirs in Greymouth, New World Halswell in Christchurch and on MyLotto to players from Tauranga, Hawkes Bay, Wellington and Ashburton. Two lucky Strike players would also be celebrating after each winning $200,000 with Strike Four. The winning Strike tickets were sold at Woolworths Metro in Auckland and on MyLotto to a player from Wellington. - APL
