A lucky Powerball player from Christchurch will be living the dream after taking home $5.5 million with Powerball First Division in last night’s live Lotto draw. 

The winning ticket was sold on MyLotto to a player from Christchurch and is made up of $5 million from Powerball First Division and $500,000 from Lotto First Division. 

Powerball is on a winning streak with 24 winners becoming overnight multi-millionaires so far this year.

“It’s amazing how many lives have changed overnight with Powerball this year! In 2019 we had 16 Powerball winners who experienced the joy of winning big, this year we’re already up to 24 and there’s still a few months to go,” said Marie Winfield, Head of Communications and Corporate Social Responsibility at Lotto NZ.