Daughter stunned by family’s $5m Lotto windfall

The daughter of a South Island Lotto-winning family did not believe her parents when they told her about the more than $5 million prize they had just landed.

Another family also won more than $5m in Saturday's $10m must-be-won jackpot.

The jackpot rolled down to division two, with two families, one from the bottom of the North Island and the other from the top of the South Island, sharing the winnings.

The first to claim were a Richmond family syndicate of parents and their adult children.

The family, who wish to remain anonymous, were at lunch when the dad remembered there was a ticket to check.

"... I logged in and watched the draw on the app," he said.

The couple told their daughter, who did not believe them.

"She said, 'Nah it'll only be $5000 or something, give me a look,' and took the phone from me."