Lotto Powerball: Has tonight's draw made you $8 million richer?
Latest draw comes days after $23m winners claim their prize
The couple who won $23m via Lotto Powerbal l celebrated their newfound wealth with a simple meal of fish and chips on the beach.
The couple, who are from the upper North Island and bought the winning ticket online, bagged the mega-rich prize from the midweek draw.
They said seeing '$23,333,333″ on their MyLotto ticket was 'mind-boggling'.
'We're both shocked to our core. It's going to take a while to sink in, and I don't think it will start to feel real until we see it in the bank,' the winners, who wished to remain anonymous, said after claiming the prize.
After checking the winning ticket, the man went to tell his wife the good news.
'She could see I was tearful and asked what was wrong. I just blurted it out – 'we've won $23.3 million!'
'We're always joking with each other, so of course she didn't believe me … until I showed her the ticket on MyLotto.'
They celebrated with fish and chips on the beach and chatted about their family's future.
'We live a simple life and will continue to – but what we can now do for our children, and our grandchildren – that's what's life-changing.'
The couple are the eighth Powerball multi-millionaires this year and their win comes after $5.3m was won by an Otago player last month.
All up the pair won $23,333,333 – made up of $23m from Powerball and $333,333 from a split first division prize on April 23.
The win was the largest Powerball prize won since December 2024 when a man from New Plymouth won $23.3m.
Other Powerball wins in 2025
In 2025, there have been major Powerball wins across the country.
In January, a Wellington Lotto player won $7m, with a Taranaki player also snagging $8.3m in the same month.
A Hamilton player and Waihī player both picked up $10.5m from Powerball wins in February.
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