The $5 million Lotto prize winners from Invercargill have come forward to claim their prize.

The family bought the winning ticket at the Collingwood Foodcentre, in Prestonville, Invercargill. 

Lotto NZ Head of communications Marie Winfield said the family were "extremely excited" about their win. Lotto planned to release a statement on behalf of the family shortly about what the win meant for them.

There were 10 winners across the country who shared the $50 million Powerball prize at the weekend.

Each took home $5,023,999, which was made up of $5 million from Powerball First Division, $7631 Powerball Second Division and $16,368 from Lotto Second Division.

“We have never had so many Powerball winners in a Must Be Won draw before. The roll down to Second Division has meant that we have 10 very lucky winners to celebrate with, and we are absolutely thrilled for all of them,” Ms Winfield said. 

Previous Must be Won winners:

• In 2008, five players split the jackpot and took home $6.1 million each

• In 2011, two players split the jackpot and took home $17.4 million each

• In 2013, one player from Auckland took home $33.1 million

• In July 2016, three players split the jackpot and took home $13.3 million each

• In November 2016 one player from Auckland took home $44.1 million

• In February 2020, two players from Auckland and Hawkes Bay split the historic $50 million jackpot, taking home $25.1 million each.