Numbers drawn in must-win $10m Lotto draw ahead of major shake-up

Lotto's $10 million must-be-won draw went ahead on Saturday night in the final outing for the game's current 10-ball format before a major shake-up takes hold this week. The winning numbers were 4, 38, 26, 40, 3, and 29. The Bonus Ball was 27 and the Powerball was 7. Lotto NZ chief innovation and product officer Ben Coney said the lottery boosted this weekend's jackpot to $10 million specifically <a href="https://www.1news.co.nz/2026/09/10/lotto-announces-10m-jackpot-must-be-won-before-major-draw-changes/">to clear the prize pool</a> before the game's overhaul. "With a big prize pool up for grabs, we expect plenty of Kiwis will want to get in on the action." If no one won Division 1, the prize would have rolled down to be shared among winners in the next division.