Lotto: $30m up for grabs in Saturday night's big Powerball draw

  • 25/05/2024

A staggering $30 million is up for grabs in Saturday night's Powerball draw.

Multiple weeks without a big winner sees the main prize rise to a massive jackpot - while there's also $1 million in first division and $600,000 available in Strike.

Ticket sales close at 7:30pm - so get in quick.

The last big win came back in April, when a "modest" Wellington family took home a life-changing $30 million.

The family, which wanted to remain anonymous, waited to check the ticket together. They watched as the animated draw circled their numbers one by one - then they suddenly heard the winning music as their ticket was stamped $30,166,667 at the top. 

"We really didn't think it was real - why would you? We were so shocked and just kept staring at each other saying 'what?' 'How?'," the dad said in a Lotto release.

The family are still coming to terms with their major win, but said they plan to keep themselves grounded.

"We've lived a modest life and we don't plan to change our lives drastically," the dad said.

"We know what it's like to go through hard times, so this win will make all of our lives that bit easier."

It was the largest prize won by a single ticket since August 2023, when a Paraparaumu couple won $37.125 million.