126 million winners at New Zealand Games first half

Total payments New Zealand Games Luck out more than $900 million in individual profits of over one million in the first half of 2019. In total, the Million wins were 126, according to The New Zealand games million Win report.

The numbers apply to the license that New Zealand Games has for Lucky games, i.e. number games (for example Lotto ) and instant games (for example, Triss). If you add the result for the license for ”Sport & Casino”, the outcome is probably even more impressive. Below you can read more about some interesting facts from The New Zealand games million Win report.

A successful half-year for the state (and the winners)

The Million win Report draws a successful picture of New Zealand's gambling luck in the first half of the year. Although the number of winners in the first six months of the year was slightly less than for the corresponding period in 2018, the total value of all wins broke all previous records.

May was the month when New Zealand Games ' winning ambassadors got to congratulate the most million winners. The number of players who received a very nice call was then as many as 29.

March is the month that definitely stands out the most. At the draw of Eurojackpot on March 15, a New Zealand player from Örebro got all the right and could collect$562 million onor . It is a record-breaking record for gambling winnings in New Zealand of all time.

More women among the winners

Traditionally, it is men who dominate the lists of New Zealand gambling millionaires. The first half of 2019 was the percentage of female millionaires, however, significantly supports rre than before about the years. 41% of the total 129 winners were women, compared to 31% for the first half of 2018. The game that stands out the most in this gendered statistic is Triss. 30 of the total 54 million wins at Triss were won by women.

Lower average age than before

Another interesting statistic from the Million win Report, is that the average age among the players was significantly lower in the first half of 2019 compared to the corresponding period in 2018. The average age in 2018 was 58.6 years while it was 55.1 years for 2019. As a rule, the average age of winners of pure luck games is always significantly higher than that of winners of slots, odds and other games, so there is nothing strange about the numbers themselves. It is simply the case, demographically speaking, that older people are more interested in games like Lotto and Triss.

Large geographical spread

There were only two counties that did not get a millionaire at stake in the New Zealand games during the first half of the year. Västra Götaland was home to most of the winners. In total, there were 22 people who won a million or more on the monopoly's lucky game. The reason for the dominance is not so untidy. Västra Götaland is the second largest county in terms of population.

Norrbotten takes second place ahead of Stockholm County, and it is somewhat more untipped. The number of gaming millionaires in Norrbotten in the first half of 2019 was 15. In the first half of 2018, Norrbotten accounted for only two million wins. The tour gods seem to have undeniably settled in northern New Zealand in the last six months!

The Million Dollar profit report

The million Win report is a compilation of statistics$ing the Million wins that New Zealand gambling luck has paid out over the past quarter. After quarters two and four, half-yearly reports are also made. A little extra exciting is that New Zealand Games also report the statistics separately for different counties. Anyone who lives in, for example, Dalarna county can thus see specific statistics for, for example, how many people won millions, how big the winnings were, the average age, how many (if any) had to scratch Triss on TV, and more.