$5.8 Million Powerball Jackpot Prize Claimed

The $4.8 million Powerball jackpot won by a single ticket sold at Kelston Copy & Lotto, Kelston, Auckland has been claimed.

The winning Powerball jackpot ticket has won $4,790,368 from Powerball and $1,091,064 from being a Division One Lotto winner, a total of $ 5,881,432.

The winner has requested that all details of their identity remain confidential. This is the fifth time this year a multi-million dollar prize has been won. A $2.7 million prize was won in January by a ticket bought in St Albans, Christchurch, $4.3 million went to a ticket bought in Whangarei in May, $5.2 million went to a ticket bought in St Heliers, Auckland in June, and the largest individual prize in New Zealand lottery history of $14.7 million went to a ticket bought in Kawerau in April.