Syndicate row over $40m Powerball payout

A production manager is demanding a share of the $40 million Powerball prize won by a syndicate of 14 people at a Sydney factory.

Lawyers for Brendon King have demanded Oz Lotteries hold off on paying the syndicate until the dispute is resolved, The Daily Telegraph has reported.

Mr King's lawyers are adamant their client paid for his ticket which won the May 5 jackpot.