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The lottery started in August 1987 and in its first full year over NZ$64.5 million was won in Lotto prizes. To date, more than NZ$3.68 billion has been paid out in Lotto prize money to 62.4 million winners.
The largest ever prize was $17,992,975 on 20 May 2006. The ticket was sold in the town of Kaeo in Northland.
With the addition of the Powerball, started in February 2001, the largest combined Lotto and Powerball prize won by a single ticket was $17.9 million in May 2006.
Lotto Powerball is an extra number from 1 to 8 added to your Lotto line. If you win a prize with Lotto, and have the winning Powerball on the same line, you win the Powerball prize in addition to the Lotto prize.
Also, there are two other draws, Big Wednesday and the twice-daily Keno, as well as a whole variety of scratchcards known as Instant Kiwi. The Winning wheel game is free to all ticket purchasers.
Lotto used to be televised on two tv game shows, 'Telebingo' and 'Risk', but has now been discontinued in favor of it's new slot on TV2 at 8:00pm every Saturday night. The Big Wednesday draw is televised on TV1 each Wednesday, at 8:20pm and offers substantial non-cash prizes, such as luxury cars. A significant cash prize with a minimum of NZ$2 million is also on offer as an opportunity to win 'the ultimate lifestyle.'
The main Lotto is a six balls and one bonus ball game numbered from 1 to 40. Top prize is achieved by matching all 6 lottery balls drawn.
The odds of winning the New Zealand Lotto are :
1st Prize - $1,000,000 - match 6, 1:3,838,380
2nd Prize - $22,000 - match 5 + bonus, 1: 639,730
3rd Prize - $675 - match 5, 1:19,386
4th Prize - $65 - match 4, 1:7,754
5th Prize - $34 - match 4, 1:485
6th Prize - $20 - match 3, 1:363
The New Zealand lottery is run by the New Zealand Lotteries Commission (NZLC) and is New Zealand’s only gaming provider.
| A survey of big Lotto prize winners has shown that of 75 past winners of sizable amounts, the first purchase for 23 per cent was a bottle of wine or a meal out.
54 per cent followed the Kiwi dream of either buying new property or renovating an existing one and paying off debt. Thirteen per cent paid for travel, and 7 per cent spent the largest proportion of their winnings on their family. |
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