A Lotto player from Balclutha will have extra spending money after winning $1 million in division 1 of Lotto 1617 last night. The winning ticket was sold at Ryders Paper Plus in Balclutha. Anyone who bought their ticket from Ryders Paper Plus should write their name on the back of the ticket and check it immediately at any Lotto outlet, online at MyLotto.co.nz or through the Lotto NZ ticket-checker app. Division 1, $1million (1); division 2, $16,630 (11); division 2, $699 (272); division 4, $64 (705); division 5, $34 (11,508); division 6, $24 (15,789). Strike 4 (0); Strike 3, $766 (53); Strike 2, $86 (2634); Strike 1, bonus ticket (70,455).

Source: Otago Daily Times February 01, 2017 19:30 UTC