Auckland woman lands $333,333 after checking Lotto ticket kept in drawer for four months

Hannah FilmerJournalist·NZ Herald·27 Oct, 2026 10:02 PM2 mins to read‌Morning Headlines | The National, Act and NZ First coalition inches closer to a second term and Reserve Bank tipped to hike the OCR to 3% today | Wednesday, October 28, 2026An Auckland woman unwittingly had a winning Lotto ticket in a drawer for four months before discovering it was worth $333,333. The woman, who did not want to be named, held the golden ticket with a collection of unchecked tickets and only last week took them to get scanned before