14-05-2025
Lotto Powerball: Numbers are in for $12 million jackpot draw
Tonight's Lotto Powerball jackpot is up to $12 million in tonight's draw.
Players can also win $1 million in Lotto Strike.
A North Island couple won $23m in Lotto Powerball last month.
A lucky Kiwi has a chance to become $12 million richer during this evening's Lotto Powerball draw.
The winning numbers are 6, 28, 27, 8, 1, 21. The bonus ball 12 is and the Powerball is 9.
In addition to the Powerball winnings, punters can pick up $1m in the Strike draw.
Two players split last Saturday night's First Division draw, picking up $500,000 each.
The winning tickets on Wednesday were sold at Quickstop Taihape and on MyLotto to a player from Otago.
Other Powerball wins in 2025
An Auckland couple is celebrating after winning more than $23 million in a draw last month.
The couple, who are from the upper North Island and bought the winning ticket online, bagged the mega prize from a midweek draw.
They said seeing '$23,333,333″ on their MyLotto ticket was 'mind-boggling'.
'We're both shocked to our core. It's going to take a while to sink in, and I don't think it will start to feel real until we see it in the bank,' the winners, who wished to remain anonymous, said after claiming the prize.
New Zealand has had major Powerball wins across the country this year.
In January, a Wellington Lotto player won $7m, with a Taranaki player pocketing $8.3m in the same month.
A Hamilton player and Waihī player each picked up $10.5m from Powerball wins in February.
There were three lucky Powerball multimillionaires in March, with wins in Christchurch, Dunedin and Port Chalmers.
What to do if you win
Ticket holders can see immediately if they have won if they bought a ticket through MyLotto. Prizes of $1000 or less are automatically credited to their account.
For prizes of more than $1000, winners have to fill in an online prize form.
Results are available immediately after the live draws on TVNZ 1 on Wednesday and Saturday nights.
They can also be found through the MyLotto app, online at at Lotto NZ retailers and on
Winners with a physical ticket must still visit a Lotto retailer to claim their prize.
