A Penrith dad has been revealed as the mystery Sydney winner who scored a slice of the record-breaking $160 million Powerball draw.
The man held one of the three division one winning entries in Powerball draw 1380, drawn Thursday 27 October 2022. Each division one winning entry scored $53,333,333.34.
The unsuspecting Sydney winner only checked their entry this morning and was oblivious to the fact that lottery officials were on the hunt for a mystery multi-millionaire in the region.
“Really? Are you sure? Holy sh*t! This is amazing!” he yelled after an official from The Lott confirmed his life-changing win.
“I told my family, ‘I think I might have won division one’, but no one believed me.
“Tell you what, they believe me now!
“Oh my god, my family’s life just changed in a second.
“It hasn’t been an easy time for us lately, so this is just incredible.
“To think I almost missed out on getting an entry into the draw. I had to rush out and grab one yesterday before the draw closed!
“This means so much to me. I’ll finally be able to buy a home for my family, my kids can have whatever they want for Christmas, and we’re secure and set up for life.
“I still can’t believe this is my life!
“Thank you, thank you, thank you!”
The Sydneysider’s winning entry was sold at TSG Cranebrook, Shop 11, 80-98 Borrowdale Way, Cranebrook.
TSG Cranebrook team member Sam Tannoury said he was over the moon his outlet had sold a multi-million-dollar winning ticket.
“It’s wonderful news! This is the first division one winning entry we’ve sold,” he said.
“It’s great to see a win land in our outlet and in our region.
“Congratulations to our winner! We wish him all the very best with his prize!”
In addition to the three division one winners, there were a total of 6,683,605 prizes worth more than $117 million won in divisions two to nine in tonight’s Powerball draw. Among those winners were 42 division two winners who each took home a $77,258.20 prize.
There have now been 18 Powerball division one winners so far in 2022 that have taken home more than $614 million. Ten of these division one wins have landed in New South Wales, four in Victoria, two in Western Australia and one each in Queensland and South Australia.
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A Clyde blue-collar worker struggled to hold back tears as lottery officials broke the news that he held the Victorian division one winning entry in last night’s Powerball draw.
The unassuming Victorian winner was having a quiet night at home when he received the life-changing call confirming his multi-million-dollar share of the Powerball jackpot.
“Oh my god, oh my god. I can’t believe this!” he cried while fighting back the tears.
“Holy sh*t! Holy sh*t!
“Far out! I’m absolutely speechless.
“I never thought I’d get this phone call. This has changed my life!
“I can’t wait to tell my family!
“My family is set! My grandson wanted a dog for Christmas and I was trying to organise it for him. He can have all the dogs in the world now!
“I’m done with work! I’m out of here, mate. Retirement is calling.
“This is absolutely mind-blowing.
“Thank you so much, mate!
“I think I’m in shock, but this is incredible.”
The man’s winning entry was purchased online at thelott.com – the official home of Australia’s official lotteries.
The winning numbers in Powerball draw 1380 on Thursday 27 October 2022 were 10, 4, 12, 18, 2, 34 and 7. The all-important Powerball number was 7.
Across Australia, there were three division one winning entries in Powerball draw 1380 – one each from New South Wales, Victoria and Western Australia.
The Lott’s division one winning tally has now reached 358 so far this calendar year.