Two lucky Lotto players from Auckland and Tauranga are living the dream after each winning $500,000 with Lotto First Division in Wednesday night’s live Lotto draw.

The winning tickets were sold at Skyblue Superette in Auckland and on MyLotto to a player from Tauranga.

Powerball was not struck this evening and has rolled over to Saturday night, where the jackpot will be $26 million.

Strike Four has also rolled over and will be $500,000 on Saturday night, says a statement from Lotto NZ.

Meanwhile, 10 lucky Lotto players will be having a blast after each winning $33,252 with Lotto Second Division, says Lotto.

The winning Second Division tickets were sold at the following stores:

Anyone who bought their ticket from any of the above stores should check their ticket as soon as possible in-store, on MyLotto, or through the MyLotto App.

Lotto NZ exists to return 100% of its profits to Kiwi communities through lottery grants programmes run by Te Puna Tahua NZ Lottery Grants Board.