LOTTO JACKPOTS TO $43M AFTER NO ONE WINS BIG PRIZE

Last night’s $38m was not struck.

Lotto Powerball has jackpotted to a whopping $43 million.

Last night’s $38m was not struck, but seven people shared Lotto’s $1 million First Division, taking home $142,857 each.

The night’s biggest winner was one lucky player who took out Strike — the first four balls drawn in the right order — worth $400,000.

Powerball will now jackpot to $43m for its Big Wednesday draw.

“What a life-changer. If the jackpot is won by a single player on Wednesday, they’ll be taking home the second largest prize ever won in Lotto New Zealand’s history,” said Lotto’s Marie Winfield.

The biggest Powerball prize for a single winner was $44.1m and went to a Hibiscus Coast couple in 2016.

In February this year, a $50m must-be-won draw was won by two ticket holders, taking $25.1m each.

Sales peaked on the night of the draw between 6-7pm when 2500 tickets were sold every minute — 150,000 in one hour.

Strong online demand for tickets for last night’s draw resulted in problems on Lotto’s website.

Shortly after 5pm, a message warned players they may have trouble accessing the site due to high demand and should try again later. Others couldn’t log in at all.