The first two winners of Lotto's gigantic $50m Powerball have come forward.
Lotto confirmed the news on Sunday amid nationwide excitement over the big draw.
"We can confirm that two winners have come forward this afternoon. We don't have any further details to share at this point, but expect to have more in the next couple of days," a Lotto spokesperson told Newshub.
"Our advice to anyone who has checked their ticket and is a big winner is to give our customer service line a call. They will be put through to our winners team and we can support them from there."
Seven tickets split the $50m Powerball prize after the jackpot rolled down to Powerball second division.
Each ticket will take home a total prize of $7,180,041, made up of $7,155,649 million from Powerball first and second division and $24,392 from Lotto second division.
"It's amazing that Powerball rolled down to Second Division and was shared between seven players - it's fantastic to see more of our lucky players get to experience what it's like to win," Lotto NZ CEO Jason Delamore said last night.
"This is going to be life-changing, and not only for the lucky winner themselves, as we know winning big has a huge ripple effect. Most of our big winners share their prize with others, including family, friends, communities, and charities. This means that the win makes a huge difference to more than just one person."
The winning numbers were: 22, 35, 10, 30, 21, and 37. The bonus ball was 5 and the Powerball was 2. The winning tickets were sold at:
Anyone who bought their ticket from any of the above stores or on MyLotto should them as possible, Lotto said.
