It will be celebrations all round for the lucky Powerball player who will take home $22.5 million after tonight’s draw. Saturday's lucky Lotto winner will be taking home the largest Powerball prize won by a single player in a year, after taking out a $22.5m prize. The winning ticket was sold on MyLotto and is made up of $22 million from Powerball First Division and $500,000 from Lotto First Division. The winner, from Christchurch, is the fifth Powerball winner of 2021. READ MORE:* Lotto: Waikato powerball player scores $4.5 million, third winner this year* Christchurch Lotto player wins $7.5 million in Powerball first division* Lotto: Big $28m Powerball fails to go off, rolls over to $32mIn February 2020’s historic $50 million Must Be Won draw, two players split the mammoth $50 million jackpot, each taking home $25.1 million.

Source: Stuff February 27, 2021 08:48 UTC