A lucky punter in Gisborne struck the jackpot in tonight's Lotto Powerball draw. A $6.5 million ticket was sold at Grant Bros on Gladstone Rd in Gisborne, a prize that was made up of $6m from Powerball first division and $500,000 from Lotto first division. Another Lotto player won $500,000 tonight with a ticket bought at Collingwood Foodcentre in Invercargill. A $116,000 ticket was also sold at the Greerton Lotto in Tauranga. It is the second time in three weeks that the top Powerball prize has been won.

Source: New Zealand Herald March 11, 2017 08:37 UTC