A Lara man, who never usually watches the lottery draws on television, decided to tune in last night and, to his astonishment, saw his numbers come up one by one, delivering him a $12 million Powerball win.
The Victorian resident held the only division one winning entry nationally in Powerball draw 1468, drawn Thursday 4 July 2024 and looks forward to a total prize of $12 million.
So far in 2024, there have been three division one winning entries in the Geelong and Southwest region, collectively taking home more than $17.42 million in prize money.
Remarkably, the winner still woke up and went to work today as usual but mentioned that his days on the job were numbered.
“It honestly hasn’t sunk in,” he laughed when speaking to an official from The Lott this morning.
“It’s a lot of money to process.
“I can’t remember the last time I’ve watched a lottery draw on TV, but for some odd reason, I decided to watch it last night. I couldn’t believe what I was seeing when my numbers started to come up.
“I have my numbers memorised off by heart, and I had recently added in a new number because of someone’s birthday.
“I’m not going to tell anyone. I’m going to keep it on the down low and process it all.
“This will be a huge help towards the future. I’ve already started to wind down my hours and this will really help me transition into retirement.
“Thank you so much for the phone call.”
His winning marked PowerHit entry was purchased at Lara Lotto Cards & Gifts, Shop 9, The Centreway, Lara.
Lara Lotto Cards & Gifts owner Meena Misra said her team were so excited to have sold a division one winning entry in last night’s Powerball draw.
“We’re so happy and it’s great knowing our team sold a division one winning entry worth a life-changing $12 million!” she said.
“The last time we sold a ticket that won a major lottery prize was in March this year when our group syndicate took out $2.5 million in a TattsLotto Superdraw.
“Congratulations to the winning man and we wish him all the best with his prize. We hope his prize allows him to spread joy and do something nice.”
The winning numbers in Powerball draw 1468 on Thursday 4 July 2024 were 8, 9, 21, 6, 12, 13 and 30. The all-important Powerball number was 4.
Across Australia, there was one division one winning entry in Powerball draw 1468 in Victoria.
The Lott’s division one winning tally has now reached 214 so far in FY24, including 78 won by Tatts customers.
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.
