won $500,000 after finding a stray Lotto ticket at the bottom of her handbag<\/a>, highlighting the importance of checking your tickets and keeping them in a safe place.<\/p>\nThe woman, who wishes to remain anonymous, received a call from Lotto headquarters about an unclaimed prize from a draw on May 31, 2025.<\/p>\n
She had several tickets in her bags from previous draws but assumed they had all been checked.<\/p>\n
However, after finding a bonus ticket in her handbag, she checked numbers from a previous draw and found all six matched.<\/p>\n
2025 Lotto Powerball wins<\/p>\n
January 8: $7m, MyLotto player in Wellington.<\/p>\n
January 22: $8.3m, MyLotto player in Taranaki.<\/p>\n
February 8: $10.5m, Glenview Centre Lotto and Post, Hamilton.<\/p>\n
February 26: $10.5m, Paper Plus Waih\u012b and Toyworld, Waih\u012b.<\/p>\n
March 15: $5.5m, New World St Martins, Christchurch.<\/p>\n
March 15: $5.5m, New World Gardens, Dunedin.<\/p>\n
March 22: $5.3m, Windsor on the Spot Express, Port Chalmers.<\/p>\n
April 23: $23.3m, MyLotto, Auckland.<\/p>\n
May 21: $17.2m, New World Whitby, Porirua.<\/p>\n
June 21: $15.08m, Plaza Supervalue, Invercargill.<\/p>\n
June 21: $15.08m, MyLotto, Wellington.<\/p>\n
July 9: $10.3m, MyLotto, Christchurch.<\/p>\n
August 9: $20.25m, MyLotto, Christchurch.<\/p>\n
August 30: $12.5m, MyLotto, \u014cp\u014dtiki.<\/p>\n
September 13: $10m, MyLotto, Dunedin.<\/p>\n
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