Two lucky Kiwis have woken up $500,00 richer on Thursday morning after winning Lotto First Division.
The winning tickets were sold at New World Milford in Auckland and on MyLotto to a player from Bay of Plenty.
There were also fourteen players on cloud nine after each winning $15,116 with Lotto Second Division on Wednesday night.
The winning tickets were sold from Whangarei, Whangaparaoa, Auckland, Hamilton, Matamata, Cambridge, New Plymouth, Christchurch City and Southland.
One player also won Powerball Second Division, taking their total winnings to $28,795. The winning ticket was sold on MyLotto to a player from New Plymouth.
Powerball was not struck and has rolled over to Saturday night, where the jackpot will be $10 million.
Lotto is encouraging those with tickets from the listed stores to check them "as soon as possible".
