$40m Powerball jackpot split as two Lotto players pocket $20.1m each

Two Powerball players have become overnight multimillionaires after sharing <a href="https://www.1news.co.nz/2026/07/25/lotto-jackpots-to-40m-tonight-how-it-stacks-up-to-other-big-wins/">Saturday night's $40 million</a> jackpot, taking home $20.1 million each. Each prize is made up of $20 million from Powerball First Division and $111,111 from Lotto First Division. The winning numbers were 1, 12, 14, 18, 22 and 29. The Bonus Ball was 32 and the Powerball was 8. Seven other Lotto players each won $111,111 with Lotto First Division, while five Strike Four players collected $40,000 each. A further 29 Lotto Second Division winners will each receive $19,686. The jackpot had climbed to $40m after going unclaimed on Wednesday night, making it the biggest Lotto prize on offer so far this year. It also edged closer to the country's biggest-ever individual Lotto win — the $44.06m claimed by an Auckland ticket-holder a decade ago. Ticket sales for the eye-watering prize were projected to hit 1.2 million.