Queues are forming at lottery outlets across the country and online entries are furiously flying through cyberspace as up to one-in-three Aussie adults vie for a chance to win a slice of tomorrow’s $100 million Powerball jackpot.
Thursday’s $100 million division one prize is the biggest Powerball jackpot ever offered in the Australian game’s 22-year history.
It’s also the equal highest Australian lottery jackpot ever recorded. The only other time there was a $100 million division one prize offered in Australia was for an Oz Lotto draw in 2012.
This week’s history-making Powerball draw comes after no entry has had all seven winning numbers and the Powerball number in a single game for eight consecutive weeks.
For those keen to know those Powerball entry types that might deliver more chances to win, the Lott’s data reveals the top three Powerball entry types:
- PowerHit entries
- One-in-five division one winning entries for Powerball last financial year were PowerHits entries – a type of entry where the all-important Powerball number is guaranteed. Remember, you need the Powerball number to win division one, along with many of the other divisional prizes.
- QuickPick entries
- Two-thirds of last financial year's division one Powerball wins were from QuickPick entries – a type of entry where the numbers are randomly generated by the lottery terminal.
- Syndicate entries
- When jackpots start to climb, syndicates of work colleagues, family and friends become an increasingly popular option. By pooling your money, you can buy a share in a bigger entry that gives more chances to win. Any prizes you win, are shared among the syndicate members.
The Lott spokesperson Matt Hart said he would be standing by to call any registered division one winners immediately after tomorrow night’s draw.
“Regardless of the entry type you go for, the most important thing to remember is that if want a chance to win a slice of that massive $100 million prize, you do need an entry.
“Ahead of this historic draw, we’re expecting outlets and online to be increasingly busy leading up to the draw close time of 7.30pm AEST tomorrow night. So if you’re going to get an entry, get in early!
“And don’t forget to register your entries so that we can give you that $100 million phone call if you have all the numbers on Thursday night.”
Mr Hart said another record could be smashed tomorrow night if one entry won the entire $100 million jackpot.
“If one single entry takes home the entire $100 million division one pool, it would be the largest Australian lottery prize ever won,” he explained.
“The current record is held by a couple of Hervey Bay grandparents who won $70 million in January 2016. Before their life-changing windfall the winners confessed to never having won anything more than a chook raffle!”
If there are no division one winners in tomorrow’s $100 million Powerball draw, the jackpot will soar higher and set a new Australian record. Just how high that jackpot would be for the following week would be determined after tomorrow night’s draw.
Last financial year, 18 Powerball division one winning entries across the Lott’s jurisdictions won more than $249 million.
The $100 million Powerball draw 1161 will take place on Thursday 16 August 2018.
The Lott’s division one winning tally has now reached 249 so far this calendar year.
Tickets can be purchased at any licensed lottery outlet, online from thelott.com or via the Lott mobile app.
