Roll-over puts Lotto jackpot at $32m
It had been a busy day on the wharf near the Navy Museum, he said. Families were fishing, and people were out on walks in the interviewed.
Inspector Jason Greenhalgh said police offered their sympathies to the friends and family of the young boy ‘‘at this tragic time’’.
He said the boy’s death will be referred to the Coroner. LAST night’s $30 million Powerball draw failed to find a big winner meaning Wednesday’s prize will be the third largest ever.
Despite a rush to buy tickets last week for what would have been the fourth biggest Powerball jackpot the cash will roll over to next week when it will hit $32m.
Lotto corporate communications general manager Emilia Mazur said they had expected to sell more than one million tickets. ‘‘There’s been a real buzz in-store as we’ve noticed more people coming in to buy tickets.’’
One lucky ticket-holder did manage to scoop $700,000 in last night’s Strike and six players each won $166,667 for the Lotto first division – two from Auckland, and one each from Waikato, Palmerston North, Christchurch and Otago.
Although Wednesday’s jackpot will be enough to buy a Lamborghini for $600,000, a tropical island in Fiji for $24m and still have enough to buy 800 people fish and chips for lunch, psychologist Sara Chatwin said winning such a large amount of money can be confronting.
Chatwin, who has worked with past Lotto winners, said people often needed time to process their sudden fortune.
‘‘They simply don’t know where to begin,’’ Chatwin said.
‘‘Winners of large sums in Lotto often talk of feeling overwhelmed and speak of needing time to process the changes that they can make in their lives due to their win.
‘‘People feel vulnerable and feel that they will be judged by those around them. Some feel they may fall victim to tall poppy syndrome and are anxious about the perceptions of others.’’
Chatwin said the most successful Lotto winners were the ones who kept their winnings fairly low-key.