24 November 22

Ring! Ring! $50 million Powerball winning phone call goes unanswered!

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  • A Mid North Coast resident is ending the working week $50 million richer after winning division one in tonight’s Powerball draw – they just might not know it yet.
  • The New South Wales winner held the only division one winning entry nationally in Powerball draw 1384, drawn Thursday 24 November 2021. They take home the entire $50 million jackpot.
  • The winning entry was purchased from a NSW Lotteries outlet on the Mid North Coast.
  • Although the entry was registered to a player card, officials from The Lott were unable to make contact with the winner tonight to deliver the life-changing news.

By Matthew Hart

Updated 24 November 2022 - 10:20 pm,

first published at 24 November 2022 - 10:20 pm

A Mid North Coast resident is ending the working week $50 million richer after winning division one in tonight’s Powerball draw – they just might not know it yet.

The New South Wales winner held the only division one winning entry nationally in Powerball draw 1384, drawn Thursday 24 November 2022. They take home the entire $50 million jackpot.

The elusive winner is the nineteenth Powerball division one winner so far in 2022. The win also confirms New South Wales’ Powerball winning streak – with 11 of those 19 division one wins coming from the state.

The winning entry was purchased from a NSW Lotteries outlet on the Mid North Coast.

Although the entry was registered to a player card, officials from The Lott were unable to make contact with the winner tonight to deliver the life-changing news.

The Lott spokesperson Matt Hart said repeated attempts to phone the new multi-millionaire tonight had failed.

“I was ready to confirm Powerball’s newest division one winner straight after the results of tonight’s draw were known, but sadly whenever I called the number provided, it just rang out,” he said.

“If you see a number of missed calls on your phone, you could be the winner we’re trying to contact.

“You may not think it’s possible you’re the division one winner we’re searching for, but if you have an entry from a NSW Lotteries outlet on the Mid North Coast into this week’s Powerball draw that you haven’t checked yet, you’re in with a chance!

“We’re urging all Powerball players to check their entries as soon as possible. If you discover you are holding the division one winning ticket to contact the Lott on 131 868 to begin the process of claiming your prize.”

In addition to the division one winning entry, there were also a total of 1,583,199 prizes worth more than $29.29 million won in divisions two to nine. Among those winners were 26 division two winners who each take home a $31,222.55 prize.

The winning numbers in Powerball draw 1384 on Thursday 24 November 2022 were 14, 6, 9, 25, 27, 31 and 33. The all-important Powerball number was 15.

The Lott’s division one winning tally has now reached 393 so far this calendar year, including 108 won by NSW Lotteries customers.

So far this year there have been 19 Powerball division one winning entries that have collected more than $664.39 million. Eleven of these division one winning entries have been from New South Wales, four from Victoria, two from Western Australia and one each from South Australia and Queensland.