A lucky Lotto player is celebrating like it's Christmas all over again after scooping $17.1 million on last night's Powerball jackpot. The winning ticket was sold at The Market Store in Twizel and is made up of $17m from Powerball First Division and $166,667 from Lotto First Division. Five other Lotto players also won $166,667 with Lotto First Division. Five other lucky Lotto players will be driving away with a Jaguar I-PACE All Electric SUV with Lotto's Triple Dip Christmas promotion. Over the past decade, 374 Kiwis have become millionaires after winning the jackpot, and collectively Lotto players have won almost $4 billion.

Source: Otago Daily Times December 28, 2019 19:41 UTC