New Zealand Lotteries Commission - Records

Records

Largest prize

• The largest prize won by a single ticket was $36,890,255, in the Big Wednesday draw of 24 June 2009 (draw 192). The winning ticket was sold at the Kuripuni Lotto and Post Shop in Masterton. It consisted of a First Division prize of $34,453,401 cash, an Audi R8 (RRP $265,000), a Porsche Cayenne (RRP $135,000), $250,000 credit on an American Express Platinum Card, $250,000 cash towards luxury travel, a Four Winns V258 boat, and $750,000 cash towards a bach; plus a Second Division prize of $696,795 cash.
• The largest Lotto prize won by a single ticket was $28,710,403, in the Lotto draw of 16 October 2010 (draw 1219). The winning ticket was sold at Mobil Papakura. It consisted of a Powerball First Division prize of $28,309,882, and a Lotto First Division prize of $400,521.

Most tickets sold

• The greatest number of tickets sold for a draw was 4.78 million tickets for the aforementioned Big Wednesday draw of 24 June 2009 (draw 192). The First Division prize was originally a "must be won" $30 million plus prizes, but high ticket sales pushed this up to $35 million.
• The greatest number of tickets sold for a Lotto draw was 2.5 million tickets for the Lotto draw of 18 October 2008 (draw 1115). The Powerball First Division prize was a "must be won" $30 million, which, because of no First Division winners, was rolled down to five Second Division winners. Each winner received $6,146,881.

Most winners

• The record for the most First Division winners in one draw was set on 11 September 1993 (draw 320), when 38 people won First Division. Each winner received $35,937. The main contributing factor was all the winning numbers were between 31 and 38, with the bonus number the only number to fall outside the group (11).