New Zealand Powerball is the Kiwi version of the US Powerball, offering exciting jackpots and secondary prize categories with amazing winning odds found only in New Zealand! The New Zealand Powerball draws every Wednesday and Saturday and sports both an additional and a bonus number, giving players many different ways to win! Play New Zealand Powerball lotto online, and take home exciting, tax-free prizes!
Check your New Zealand Powerball winning numbers at LottoSmile! When you play NZ Powerball online, you can win from 14 prize categories, and match six winning numbers as well as the Powerball to win the phenomenal jackpot! The winning numbers are chosen from a drum of 1-40, and the Powerball is an additional number, chosen from a separate drum with a guess range of 1-10. The Powerball also helps you win the 3rd, 5th, 7th, 9th,11th and 13th divisions! In addition to the Powerball, the NZ Powerball also has a bonus ball, which is selected at the draw from main drum. The Kiwi lottery boasts excellent winning odds, and you only need to match three regular numbers as well as the Powerball to get a prize!
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Powerball hit its jackpot cap of NZ$50 million for the first time in the draw on 29 February 2020. This record prize was shared by two winning tickets, each of which was worth slightly more than NZ$25 million.
While there were no jackpot winners in the 'must-be-won' Powerball draw on 15 August 2020, the NZ$50 million prize rolled down to be shared by 10 winners in the second prize division. Each of these lucky players won NZ$5,023,999.
The largest individual jackpot prize of NZ$44 million was awarded to a young couple from Auckland in November 2016. The draw was also a 'must-be-won' draw as the jackpot had passed the lottery's jackpot cap (at the time). Previously, the largest Powerball jackpot was NZ$35 million won by two players in April 2011.
For more information on New Zealand's Powerball, visit the official site here. Also, make sure to read what you need to know about the NZ Powerball!
New Zealand Lottery Grants Board was created by the New Zealand government with the purpose of portioning lottery funds to a variety of needy organizations. The board ensures that funds reach a wide variety of organizations ranging from arts and culture including the Creative New Zealand group and the Sport and Recreation New Zealand organization. As of 2012, the board has contributed more than NZ$2.8 billion to New Zealand organizations.