A Mount Gravatt woman has kicked off her Friday morning shaking like a leaf after a call from lottery officials delivered the news that she pocketed a jaw-dropping $5 million in last night’s Powerball draw.
The Brisbane resident held the only division one winning entry nationally in Powerball draw 1540, drawn Thursday 20 November 2025 and looks forward to a total prize of $5,251,913.32.
The cheerful Queenslander will receive her multi-million-dollar win in two weeks, on Friday 5 December 2025, setting the scene for a merry and bright Christmas and New Year.
“Oh my god! Oh my god!” she joyfully yelled when an official from The Lott revealed her life-changing win.
“Are you serious? I’ve won $5 million?! Oh my god! Oh my god! I had absolutely no idea!
“I’m shaking! I can’t stop shaking! My husband is right next to me and we’re in absolute disbelief!
“I was so close to not calling you back because I thought it was a dodgy phone number and I didn’t recognise it, but I’m so glad I’ve called you back.
“Now that I look at the numbers, the winning numbers are all family numbers – birthdates and anniversaries!
“Oh my gosh. I can’t believe this. It’s such great news.”
With $5 million to grace her bank account before the end of 2025, the winning woman shared some initial plans for her prize.
“This means my husband can retire!” she shared.
“I always said that if I won the lottery that I wouldn’t tell anyone, but I want to shout it from the rooftop now!
“Thank you so much!”
Her winning marked 12-game entry was purchased via The Lott app – the official home of Australia’s lotteries.
The winning numbers in Powerball draw 1540 on Thursday 20 November 2025 were 19, 11, 12, 4, 29, 13 and 27. The all-important Powerball number was 20.
Across Australia, there was one division one winning entry in Powerball draw 1540 – the entry from Queensland.
The Lott’s division one winning tally has now reached 381 so far in 2025, including 89 won by Golden Casket customers.
In FY25, 23 Powerball division one winning entries across Australia pocketed more than $636 million in prize money.
During this time, a $100 million Powerball jackpot was won twice, by an Aspley woman in August 2024 and a Sydney player in June 2025.
Of the 23 Powerball division one winning entries in FY25, 11 landed in New South Wales, six in Queensland, four in Victoria and two in Western Australia.