Aussies vying for Thursday’s $60 million jackpot might be buoyed by data showing spring has historically delivered more Powerball division one wins and prizemoney than any other season.
During the past five years, spring has witnessed 25 Powerball division one wins collectively worth $564 million, followed by winter with 23 Powerball division one wins worth $487.34 million (see table below).
This week’s Powerball draw, the last for this year’s spring season, offers the second-biggest lottery prize of any Australian lottery game in 2021.
Table: Powerball division one wins and prizemoney by season during the past five years
| Winter | Spring | Summer | Autumn | |||||
| Wins | Prizes | Wins | Prizes | Wins | Prizes | Wins | Prizes | |
| FY17 | 6 | $60.04 million | 8 | $46 million | 3 | $73 million | 3 | $75.1 million |
| FY18 | 7 | $54 million | 5 | $83 million | 5 | $67 million | 4 | $54 million |
| FY19 | 4 | $153 million | 3 | $93 million | 2 | $147.5 million | 3 | $58 million |
| FY20 | 3 | $110 million | 5 | $202 million | 2 | $84.2 million | 4 | $129.9 million |
| FY21 | 3 | $110.3 million | 4 | $140 million | 5 | $99.8 million | 5 | $169 million |
| Total | 23 | $487.34 million | 25 | $564 million | 17 | $471.5 million | 19 | $486 million |
The Lott spokesperson Matt Hart said up to one-in-six adults were expected to have an entry into this week’s draw.
“A multi-million-dollar Powerball prize is welcome at any time of the year, but historical data shows spring has proven to be a winning season for some Powerball players,” he said.
“The spring of 2021 has been no exception as we’ve already had three Powerball division one winners scoring more than $90.4 million. Who knows, we might add to this tally this week.
“Helping to bolster spring’s reputation is the fact we’ve seen the Powerball jackpot climb to some lofty heights during previous Septembers, Octobers and Novembers. For example, Australia’s biggest ever lottery jackpot of $150 million took place in September 2019.”
So far this year, 13 Powerball division one wins have collected more than $470 million in prize money. These wins have been concentrated along the nation’s eastern seaboard, with seven in New South Wales, four in Queensland, and two in Victoria.
Mr Hart said PowerHit entries had delivered seven of the 13 Powerball division one wins so far this year.
“An entry type unique to Powerball, PowerHit entries have continued their winning form in 2021,” he said.
“To win division one in Powerball, you need to match all seven winning numbers, drawn from a barrel of 35 numbers, and the all-important Powerball number, drawn from a barrel of 20 numbers.
“The PowerHit entry guarantees the Powerball number you absolutely need to win the division one jackpot.”
No matter what type of entry players chose, Mr Hart said it was important they had an entry before the draw’s close at 7.30pm AEST on Thursday if they wanted a chance to win $60 million.
The $60 million Powerball draw 1332 will take place on Thursday 25 November 2021.
Tickets can be purchased at any licenced lottery outlet, online from thelott.com or via The Lott mobile app.
