Where The Prizes Go

Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31082, 10 June 1966, Page 1

Where The Prizes Go

(N.Z. Press Association) AUCKLAND, June 9. Aucklanders win their fair share of Golden Kiwi prizes, especially Mammoth prizes, according to figures released today by the organiser of the lotteries, Mr N. McArthur. On a population basis, the Auckland province should have won exactly 1000 major prizes—£200 or more—in the first 250 i Golden Kiwi lotteries. In fact, the province won a total of 1008 prizes, Including three more first

prizes than ft was entitled to expect In the Mammoth lotteries, the Auckland province has won 81 of the 176 prizes of £lOOO or more than have been awarded to date.

Wellington is the second most successful province in each lottery, followed by Canterbury, Otago and Hawke’s Bay, Poverty Bay, Taranaki, Wanganui, Nelson-Marl-borough, Southland and the West Coast All provinces have had

several wins in the 58 lotteries but Taranaki, Nelson-Marlborough, the West Coast and Southland have yet to take the £60,000 prize in a Mammoth lottery. A feature of the Mammoth winners is that seven out of 11 so far have been syndicates. Mr McArthur said that so far £18,375,000 worth of Golden Kiwi and Mammoth tickets had been sold while 523,246 prizes worth £9,435,000 had been won.