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Powerball Ticket Sales Update
15 November 2025
Lotto NZ says 1.23 million Powerball tickets had been sold following the close of sales on Friday night, ahead of tonight’s record-breaking $55 million Must Be Won draw.
In a Must Be Won draw, if there is no Division 1 Powerball winner, the jackpot rolls down to the next division where there are winners.
The $55 million jackpot is the highest in Lotto NZ’s 38-year history, surpassing two $50 million Must Be Won draws in 2020 and another in 2024.
Lotto NZ Head of Corporate Communications Will Hine says customers wanting to buy a ticket should get in early, with queues expected to increase through the day ahead of the 7.30pm close-off.
“There’s a lot of interest in this draw. We remind customers that big jackpots like this one still have small odds of winning – the odds of winning Powerball Division 1 don’t change from draw to draw and are 1 in 38 million on each line.
“It’s all about playing a little and dreaming a lot.”
A History of Must Be Won draws
| Date | Powerball jackpot | Number of Winners | Prize
amount won incl. Lotto | ||||||
| 1 | 2007 | $2.5 million | One winner | $3 million | |||||
| 2 | 2008 | $30.5 million | Five winners | $6.1 million each | |||||
| 3 | 2011 | $35.2 million | Two winners | $17.4 million each | |||||
| 4 | 2014 | $33 million | One winner | $33.1 million | |||||
| 5 | 2016 | $40 million | Three winners | $13.3 million each | |||||
| 6 | 2016 | $44 million | One winner | $44.06 million | |||||
| 7 | 2017 | $8 million | Four winners | $2.02 million each | |||||
| 8 | 2020 Feb | $50 million | Two winners | $25.1 million each | |||||
| 9 | 2020 Aug | $50 million | Ten winners | $5.02 million each | |||||
| 10 | 2023 | $15 million | One winner | $15.5 million | |||||
| 11 | 2024 Jun | $50 million | Seven winners | $7.18 million each | |||||
| 12 | 2025 | $10 million | One winner | $10.05 million |
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