File photo. Photo: Supplied / Lotto NZ
Just one ticket won Powerball first division in last night's Lotto draw, leaving a player from Wairoa $10.3m dollars richer.
The winning ticket was sold at New World Wairoa in Hawke's Bay.
The jackpot win came just weeks after a couple from Paraparaumu, north of Wellington, won more than $37m dollars.
Lotto said that couple were looking forward to helping their family with the money.
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