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Excitement is in the air as Aussies have less than 24 hours to secure a ticket into tomorrow night’s $100 million Powerball draw and potentially change the course of their life as a multi-millionaire.
It is anticipated thousands of entries per minute will be generated at lottery outlets and online tomorrow as players rush to grab a last-minute entry before the draw closes at 7.30pm AEST on Thursday.
The $100 million Powerball prize marks the biggest Australian lottery offer in almost three months and is the sixth-largest jackpot in Australian lottery history.
BRISBANE MEDIA CALL: ANTICIPATION BUILDS AHEAD OF THURSDAY’S $100 MILLION POWERBALL DRAW
WHEN: 9:30am, Thursday, 22 August 2024
WHERE: The Lott store Street level (up the stairs to the left of the escalator and to the right of the CQUniversity building) 180 Ann Street, Brisbane City
WHO: The Lott spokesperson Anna Hobdell
Note: Alternative times for media interviews can be arranged with The Lott spokespeople based in Brisbane.
The Lott spokesperson Anna Hobdell said up to half of all Australian adults were expected to grab a ticket into the draw.
“As $100 million is the biggest prize offered by any Australian lottery game in almost three months, we anticipate a rush across the country as Aussies vie for the chance to become the next Powerball multi-millionaire,” she said.
“This is the time when office chatter turns into work syndicates, and everyone becomes a dreamer, plotting how they’d spend a share of the phenomenal $100 million prize.
“The last time we saw a $100 million Powerball draw was in May when, the peak of sales was at 6.44pm on the day of the draw when more than 7,980 tickets were sold in a single minute.
“On that occasion, the prize wasn’t won and it jackpotted to $150 million, which delivered Australia’s biggest individual lottery winner – an Adelaide man.
In May 2024, an Adelaide man broke the record as Australia’s biggest individual lottery winner, taking home $150 million. However, Ms Hobdell explained that he missed out on immediate notification because his ticket wasn’t registered.
“We were ready and willing to reach out to the newly-minted millionaire right after the draw and give him a surprise of a lifetime, but his ticket wasn’t registered,” she said.
“By registering your ticket to a player card or online account, we can contact you straight after the draw should you win big on Thursday night.
“Be sure to take your phone off silent and pick up immediately if you see your phone light up with an incoming call on Thursday night. It could be lottery officials calling with life-changing news!
“Could we crown our equal third-biggest lottery winner in Australian history on Thursday night if one player claims the entire $100 million Powerball prize? We can’t wait to find out.”
Tickets into Powerball draw 1475 on Thursday 22 August 2024 can be purchased at any licenced lottery outlet, online from thelott.com or via The Lott mobile app.
In 2023, 20 Powerball division one winning entries across Australia pocketed more than $552.15 million in prize money.
During this time, a Bankstown dad scored a $100 million jackpot and became the second-biggest Australian lottery winner of all time.
Of the 20 Powerball division one winning entries in 2023, eight landed in New South Wales, seven in Victoria, two each in South Australia and Western Australia, and one in Queensland.
The official home of Australia’s lotteries, The Lott operates and markets Australia’s leading lottery games customers know and love creating everyday winners, winning every day.
In 2023, more than 122.7 million wins took home more than $3.76 billion in prize money from their favourite games at The Lott, including Saturday Lotto, Weekday Windfall, Powerball, Oz Lotto, Set for Life, Lucky Lotteries, Keno (SA), Super 66, Lotto Strike and Instant Scratch-Its.
Last financial year, Australia’s official lotteries contributed more than $1.6 billion via state lottery taxes and donations to help community initiatives, such as hospitals, health research, disaster relief and education.
