Video grabs about Powerball’s $150 million draw available here
Audio grabs about Powerball’s $150 million draw available here
Aussies will have the chance to snare the second-biggest jackpot the nation has ever seen with Powerball offering a phenomenal $150 million in next Thursday’s draw.
The ground-breaking jackpot comes after no players held a division one winning entry in tonight’s Powerball draw, prompting the game’s prize to roll higher for the fifth consecutive week.
The $150 million Powerball prize is the biggest jackpot offered by any Australian lottery game since October 2022, when Powerball offered a record-breaking $160 million jackpot.
While no entries scored the division one prize in tonight’s $100 million Powerball draw, a total of 3,445,440 prizes worth more than $71.1 million were won in divisions two to nine.
Among these winners, there were 15 division two winners, who each take home a prize of $132,040.20. These winners were just one number shy of taking home the multi-million-dollar prize.
The Lott spokesperson Anna Hobdell said she was sure many Aussies would be counting down the hours, minutes and seconds to next week’s phenomenal $150 million Powerball draw.
“It’s undeniable that the idea of winning a slice of the $150 million division one prize will captivate the minds of many Australians this week as anticipation and excitement builds,” she said.
“We expect a surge in lottery outlets and online as we approach Thursday night’s multi-million-dollar draw, with up to half of Australian adults expected to have an entry into the draw.
“To give an indication of the scale of excitement projected for the upcoming draw, the peak of sales for this week’s $100 million Powerball draw was at 5.46pm when Aussies grabbed 7,224 entries in a single minute.
“We’re often asked for our advice and our biggest tip to lottery players vying for a chance to win this life-changing prize is to get in early and don’t leave purchasing your entry until the last minute!”
In September 2019, Powerball set new records when it soared to $150 million for the first and only time. On this occasion, three people shared the prize, who each took home $50 million.
That same year, Powerball crowned its biggest individual lottery winner - a Sydney mum - who discovered her win minutes after the draw. Ms Hobdell explained this was possible because the winner registered her ticket.
“By registering tickets to a player card or online account it means we can call any division one winner straight after the draw should they win big,” she said.
“Could we crown our biggest individual lottery winner in Australian history on Thursday night if one player claims the entire $150 million Powerball prize? Only time will tell!”
The winning numbers in Powerball draw 1444 on Thursday 18 January 2024 were 21, 31 17, 22, 20, 24 and 34. The all-important Powerball number was 6.
