But local and overseas experience shows there are a few pitfalls to sharing sudden wealth - with squabbles between syndicate members often ending up in court. The odds of winning Lotto first division are around 1 in 3.8 million, or 1 in 38 million if you include Powerball. In 2017, 10 women who met at a Dunedin dental clinic won a $30m Lotto Powerball prize draw. They also secured an injunction which prevented the NZ Lotteries Commission from paying out the prize money. The prize money was frozen in a bank account for two years while the dispute was settled.

Source: New Zealand Herald October 08, 2022 04:28 UTC