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NZ HeraldNews report · Nov 15, 12:38 AM
Lotto: Where last night’s winning tickets were sold as Powerball rolls over
The five $200,000 Lotto wins came from North and South Island centres.
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Lotto: Where last night’s winning tickets were sold as Powerball rolls over
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As of November 15, 2026 at 12:38 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happened The five $200,000 Lotto wins came from North and South Island centres.
The headline split The left frames it as "Where Saturday’s winning Lotto tickets were sold". The center frames it as "Lotto: Where last night’s winning tickets were sold as Powerball rolls over".
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Left / center-leftWhere Saturday’s winning Lotto tickets were sold
Stuff (New Zealand) · Center-left · News report
CenterLotto: Where last night’s winning tickets were sold as Powerball rolls over
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Stuff (New Zealand)News report · Nov 14, 10:38 PM
Where Saturday’s winning Lotto tickets were sold
Five Lotto players across Auckland, Matamata, Hokitika and Dunedin have each won $200,000, while two Strike Four winners in Waikato and Upper Hutt have claimed $500,000 each in Saturday’s d...
Details46/99 Wording Gap · Low confidence · 2 sources
46/99 Wording GapLow confidence2 sources · 2 bias bucketsDeveloping · 2 sources · 2 bucketsFormats: News report
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Now: Wording Gap is 46/99 and story health is developing · 2 sources · 2 buckets.