New Zealand / Money

$42m lotto winner rakes in second highest prize in history

21:19 pm on 20 October 2021

A single winner has won more than $42 million in tonight's Lotto powerball.

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It is the second highest prize in the competition's history.

The winning ticket was sold in the town of Pokeno, in Waikato.

The highest Lotto prize was in November 2016 when a single ticket scooped more than $44m.