If you win tonight's $34 million Lotto draw you could become one of the country's biggest property magnates. Using QV's House Price Index, released yesterday, we can calculate how many properties the winner could buy should they choose to invest in the property market. Lotto spokeswoman Emilia Mazur said tonight's Powerball draw would be one of the largest jackpots in New Zealand's history. Three lucky players shared the $40 million Powerball jackpot, each taking home $13.3 million. The biggest wins in Lotto history:• $36.8m Big Wednesday prize - Masterton - June 2009• $28.7m Powerball - Papakura - October 2010• $27m Big Wednesday prize - Tauranga September 2012• $33m Powerball prize - West Auckland - September 2013- NZ Herald

Source: New Zealand Herald November 01, 2016 22:39 UTC