A grandmother from Sarina admittedly had a whirlwind of thoughts racing through her mind after discovering she had won a whopping $10 million in last night’s Powerball draw.
The Queenslander held the only division one winning entry nationally in Powerball draw 1469 drawn Thursday 11 July 2024. She takes home the entire $10 million jackpot.
The winning woman took a little longer to discover her newfound fortune after missing multiple calls from The Lott earlier this morning.
“Oh my god! I am shaking!” she gasped.
“I can’t believe it. I don’t know what to say!
“I’m sort of shocked. What the hell!
“I saw the missed calls when I woke up this morning, but I thought it was a scam, so I decided to leave it.
“It wasn’t until I listened to the voicemail from you that I knew it wasn’t a scam and something was up.
“I rang The Lott straight away and here we are! You’re telling me that I’ve won $10 million! It’s crazy to hear that. I’m a multi-millionaire now – oh goodness!
“I nearly didn’t buy the ticket because I was in a rush on the way to work but I’m so glad I did. Wow, just wow!
“This is absolutely life-changing; so wonderful.”
With $10 million about to forever change the course of her life, the Mackay resident shared it would help her settle the mortgage in full, pay off ‘heaps’ of bills and buy a new set of wheels.
“Ten million dollars will really help myself and the family. I’ll be able to pay off my mortgage, heaps of bills and buy a brand-new car,” she revealed.
“I’d love to buy a Honda or Toyota with a bull bar because we really need one where we live!
“I’ll also slowly start to cut down my hours at work and eventually retire.
“It will give me more time to spend with my grandchildren.
“Thank you so much for the beautiful surprise.”
Her winning marked PowerHit entry was purchased at Freechoice Sarina, Shop 6, Sarina Village Shopping Centre, 20 Broad Sarina, Sarina.
Freechoice Sarina owner Emily Thomson said her team were so excited for their multi-million-dollar winner and wished her all the best with the prize.
“It’s so exciting! The last time we sold a division one winning entry was in February two years ago and we’re really pleased to have sold another one,” she said.
“We can’t imagine the emotions our winner faced when they checked their ticket and discovered their $10 million Powerball prize.
“Congratulations to the winner and we wish them all the best with their multi-million-dollar prize.”
The winning numbers in Powerball draw 1469 on Thursday 11 July 2024 were 17, 20, 9, 12, 19, 22 and 16. The all-important Powerball number was 9.
Across Australia, there was one division one winning entry in Powerball draw 1469 – one in Queensland.
The Lott’s division one winning tally has now reached 219 so far in FY24, including 54 won by Golden Casketcustomers.
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.