Twelve lucky Lotto players will be having a jolly time after each winning $29,425 with Lotto Second Division in Saturday night’s live Lotto draw. 

One lucky player also won Powerball Second Division, taking their total winnings to $53,869.

The winning Powerball Second Division ticket was sold at Paihia Four Square in Paihia. The winning Second Division tickets were sold at the following stores:

Anyone who bought their ticket from any of the above stores or on MyLotto should check their ticket as soon as possible in-store, on MyLotto, or through the MyLotto App.

Lotto NZ’s Christmas promotion is now on and this year Lotto is guaranteeing three millionaires for 2024! All Triple Dip tickets bought between Sunday December 10 and 7.30pm Saturday December 30 will be in the draw to win one of three extra $1 million prizes.

"At Lotto NZ we take responsible gambling seriously, so we’re reminding our customers that if they’re giving any of our products as presents over the Christmas period to only gift them to adults," says a Lotto NZ spokesperson.

Lotto NZ exists to return 100 per cent of its profits to Kiwi communities through lottery grants programmes run by Te Puna Tahua NZ Lottery Grants Board.

Due to the T20 cricket coverage on TVNZ1, Wednesday’s live Lotto draw will be aired on TVNZ2 at 8.20pm.