Seven lucky  Powerball players have each won a $7.18 million share of Saturday night’s mammoth $50 million Powerball jackpot.

In Saturday’s Must Be Won draw, there were no Powerball First Division winners, so the jackpot rolled down to Powerball Second Division.

Each prize is made up of $7,155,649 million from Powerball First and Second Division and $24,392 from Lotto Second Division, making it a total prize of $7,180,041.

“Due to the expected wait times to check tickets on MyLotto Saturday night and the late opening of MyLotto in the morning, Lotto NZ will release the locations the winning tickets were sold in, in a separate media release tomorrow around 12pm, Sunday 9 June,” says a Lotto NZ spokesperson.

“This is to ensure customers have an opportunity to check their tickets individually before these details are shared via the media.”

“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,” says Lotto NZ CEO Jason Delamore.

“This is going to be life-changing, and not only for the lucky winners 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.”

Fourteen other lucky Lotto players will also be celebrating after winning a $71,429 share of Lotto First Division.

Strike Four was also won Saturday night by one player, who took home $600,000.

“Lotto NZ exists to generate essential funding for Kiwi communities, it’s the driving purpose of our organisation,' says Jason.

"100 per cent of Lotto NZ’s profits support thousands of good causes every year, so a massive thank you to everyone who bought a ticket for tonight’s draw, you’re helping to make a real difference in Kiwi communities up and down the country.".

Saturday night’s big winners should phone Lotto NZ’s Customer Services team on 0800 695 6886 to ensure they receive the support they’ll need throughout this life-changing experience.

Background information:

In a Must Be Won draw, if there are no Powerball First Division winners the entire jackpot rolls down to the next Powerball division where there are winners. If there is more than one winner in that Powerball prize division, then the prize is shared equally between all the winners.

This is the eleventh Powerball Must Be Won jackpot in Lotto NZ history.

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