A Geraldine ticket won $333,333 in Wednesday night s Lotto First Division. The ticket, sold at Fresh Choice supermarket, shared the $1 million first division prize pool with other tickets sold in Paraparaumu and Marlborough. The Geraldine win is the second first division win for South Canterbury in 2021 after The Market Store in Twizel sold a ticket that won $2.8 million on January 2.
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Thursday, 7 January 2021, 4:42 pm
Two Southland winners had holidays to remember when they
both won $2.8 million. Both winners live in Southland and
were away on family holidays over the New Year period when
they bought the tickets that would change their lives
forever. The two winners plan on meeting so they can
celebrate with a drink to mark their shared win, and good
fortune.
The two lucky Powerball players bought their
tickets from Twizel and Te Anau for the $5 million draw on 2
January. Their prize is made up of $2.5 million from
Powerball First Division and $333,333 from Lotto First
Division.
As well as being Southland locals, the two
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Two South Island Lotto players from Twizel and Te Anau are $2.8 million richer, after winning Powerball First Division. The winning tickets were sold at The Market Store in Twizel and Fresh Choice Te Anau. The prize is made up of $2.5 million from Powerball First Division and $333,333 from Lotto First Division. The lucky duo are the first winners of Powerball in 2021. Their wins come a week after a player from Oamaru scored themselves $18.25 million with Powerball First Division.
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The two winning Lotto tickets were purchased in Twizel and Te Anau. (File photo)
Two tickets share the Powerball jackpot in tonight s Lotto Draw 2 January 2021
Each of those is now worth $2,833,333 - being half of Powerball s $5 million and a one-third share of Division One.
Thise tickets were bought from The Market Store in Twizel and Fresh Choice Te Anau.
A third ticket also shares Division One, and is now worth $333,333.
That winner was bought at Mobil Blockhouse Bay in Auckland.
Strike Four jackpots to $300,000 on Wednesday night.