Lotto: Two families win more than $5m in final 10
Two families, one from the North Island and one from the South Island of New Zealand, have split a $10 million Lotto jackpot. This win marks the final prize awarded under the 10-ball Powerball format before the game transitions to a 14-ball version.
Why it matters
The story captures a significant human-interest moment while noting a structural change in a popular national lottery game.
The daughter of a South Island Lotto-winning family did not believe her parents when they told her about the more than $5 million prize they had just landed.
Another family also won more than $5m in Saturday’s $10m must-be-won jackpot.
The jackpot rolled down to division two, with two families, one from the bottom of the North Island and the other from the top of the South Island, sharing the winnings.
The first to claim were a Richmond family syndicate of parents and their adult children.
The family, who wish to remain anonymous, were at lunch when the dad remembered there was a ticket to check.
“... I logged in and watched the draw on the app,” he said.
The couple told their daughter, who did not believe them.
“She said, ‘Nah it’ll only be $5000 or something, give me a look,’ and took the phone from me.”
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