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Tararua Luckiest District In 2011

Media Release 16 January 2012

Tararua Luckiest District In 2011

The North Island district of Tararua has claimed the title of luckiest district in New Zealand for 2011, taking the crown from 2010’s reigning champion Buller, says NZ Lotteries’ Acting Chief Executive Warren Salisbury.

“The Tararua district had a few good wins with Lotto last year, and with a population of just 17,631, the average winnings per person works out at a massive $1,044 each – well over the average for most of the country,” says Mr Salisbury.

“A $17 million Powerball win from Dannevirke New World obviously upped the stakes for the region, but there were 27 Lotto and Strike second division winners, and remarkably there were two Winning Wheel winners from Dannevirke too!”

The West Coast still retains a prominent position on the table with the Grey district, previous double champion Buller’s neighbour, holding the second spot with a very respectable average of $711 per capita.

The small Waikato district of Otorohanga boxes well above its weight too, taking third position with $643 per head.

The top ten districts for 2011 were Tararua, Grey, Otorohanga, Whakatane, Kapiti Coast, South Wairarapa, Tasman, Rotorua, Mackenzie, and Hamilton City – in tenth place for a second year running.

As with previous years, the top spot was awarded largely due to a large prize being won in the region, in this case the $17 million Powerball in Dannevirke, an $8 million Big Wednesday win in Greymouth, and a $5 million Big Wednesday win in Te Kuiti.

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“Over $400 million was won in prizes on Lotto (which includes Strike and Powerball) and Big Wednesday in 2011, with 224 First Division prizes won around the country.

“More importantly, we transferred a record $183 million to the NZ Lottery Grants Board last year, taking total transfers to over $3 billion since Lotto began in 1987 – which provides funding for sport and recreation, arts and culture, and community services throughout New Zealand.”

In terms of which Lotto stores sold the most prizes, the top three have retained their places from last year, with Manukau Pak N Save topping the list again, with more than 80,000 Lotto and Big Wednesday divisional prizes sold at the store in 2011. Christchurch’s Hornby Mall Lotto took second spot again, and Manukau City Lotto rounded out the top three for the second year running.


Notes:
• Numbers based on Lotto, Lotto Strike, Lotto Powerball and Big Wednesday all division results
• Population data sourced from 2006 Census
• Full data tables below

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Districts Ranked Per Capita For 2011

Rank District $ per capita Rank District $ per capita
1 Tararua District 1,044 37 Hastings District 62
2 Grey District 711 38 Napier City 62
3 Otorohanga District 643 39 New Plymouth District 59
4 Whakatane District 428 40 Timaru District 57
5 Kapiti Coast District 400 41 Marlborough District 57
6 South Wairarapa District 366 42 Porirua City 57
7 Tasman District 280 43 Stratford District 56
8 Rotorua District 279 44 Waipa District 56
9 Mackenzie District 214 45 Matamata-Piako District 54
10 Hamilton City 194 46 Horowhenua District 54
11 Queenstown-Lakes 113 47 Masterton District 53
12 Rodney District 111 48 Hauraki District 52
13 Taupo District 100 49 Invercargill City 52
14 Papakura District 98 50 Franklin District 52
15 Manukau City 97 51 Rangitikei District 51
16 Wellington City 94 52 Palmerston North City 50
17 Thames-Coromandel 92 53 Selwyn District 49
18 Waimakariri District 91 54 Westland District 48
19 Far North District 82 55 Central Otago District 48
20 Central Hawke's Bay 81 56 Upper Hutt City 47
21 Waitaki District 72 57 Clutha District 46
22 Christchurch City 71 58 Kawerau District 45
23 Wanganui District 71 59 Kaipara District 45
24 Western Bay of Plenty 69 60 Wairoa District 44
25 Whangarei District 69 61 Ashburton District 42
26 Auckland City 69 62 Carterton District 40
27 Tauranga City 67 63 South Taranaki District 40
28 North Shore City 66 64 South Waikato District 39
29 Lower Hutt City 65 65 Opotiki District 37
30 Nelson City 65 66 Ruapehu District 34
31 Waitakere City 64 67 Manawatu District 33
32 Buller District 64 68 Hurunui District 31
33 Kaikoura District 63 69 Southland District 29
34 Dunedin City 63 70 Waikato District 26
35 Gore District 63 71 Waimate District 24
36 Gisborne District 63 72 Waitomo District 20


Top Prizes 2011 – Lotto Family & Big Wednesday

Game Draw Date Prize Retailer Area
Lotto Powerball 1244 09.04.2011 17,723,538 Dannevirke New World Dannevirke
Lotto Powerball 1244 09.04.2011 17,723,538 Take Note Dinsdale Hamilton
Lotto Powerball 1274 05.11.2011 15,614,000 Waikanae Beach Four Square Wellington
Lotto Powerball 1263 20.08.2011 12,053,233 Murupara Four Square Murupara
Lotto Powerball 1263 20.08.2011 12,053,233 Hari Superette Papatoetoe
Big Wednesday 318 23.11.2011 8,485,580 Greymouth New World Greymouth

Top Ten Retailers of 2011 – Lotto Family & Big Wednesday All Divisions Total Winners

Rank Retailer Total Winners Total Amount Area
1 Manukau Pak 'N Save 81,920 989,095.00 Auckland
2 Hornby Mall Lotto 72,284 937,991.00 Christchurch
3 Manukau City Lotto 62,595 835,067.00 Auckland
4 Bayfair Lotto 57,105 1,098,455.00 Mt Maunganui
5 Radius Pharmacy, Peter Dunkerley 54,403 769,334.00 Hastings
6 Pak N Save Riccarton 51,731 714,759.00 Christchurch
7 Pak N Save Dunedin 47,870 1,441,364.00 Dunedin
8 Coastlands Lotto 47,797 616,699.00 Kapiti Coast
9 Melody's New World 45,512 947,136.00 Palmerston North
10 Take Note Dinsdale 45,218 19,534,688.00 Hamilton


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