A dazzling set of new teeth is at the top of the shopping list for a happy Castle Hill man who pocketed more than $10.3 million in last night’s Powerball draw.
The New South Wales man held the only division one winning entry in Powerball draw 1265 on Thursday 13 August 2020. He takes home the entire division one prize of $10,307,848.53.
He’s the eighth Powerball division one winner so far this year.
Speaking to an official from the Lott this morning, the north-west Sydney man explained how he discovered his win late last night and had barely slept a wink since.
“I checked my ticket during the half time of the Sydney Swans and GSW Giants game last night. I saw I had a few missed calls, but I thought it was my friend trying to rub it in about the match so didn’t answer.
“I looked at my ticket and thought I had won $14.60. But then I realised that was the cost of the ticket.
“I saw how much I had won and I almost fainted.
“Even now I’m perspiring, even though it’s only 14 degrees!
“I haven’t smiled in 20 years because my teeth are so bad. The first thing I want to get are some implants. I’ve spent the night looking at them online. I didn’t get to sleep until 5.30am this morning because I was just looking at teeth.
“I’ll look like a giraffe when they’re done!” the winner laughed.
The new multi-millionaire revealed he had plenty of other plans for his windfall.
“I was working in the aged care sector until recently but lost my job because of COVID. Now I can relax. It’s a good time of life to win,” he declared.
“I want to buy my first house as I’m just renting at the moment. An animal charity I support will do well out of this, as will some close friends.
“I’d also love to follow up my family history in Europe when we can travel again. And I’ve always wanted to go the US Masters Golf Tournament – it’s a tournament that just has a mystique about it!
“I can’t believe this is happening.
“You’ve made my life!”
The winner, who wishes to remain anonymous, purchased his winning marked 12-game entry online at thelott.com – Australia’s official lotteries.
The numbers drawn in Powerball draw 1265 on Thursday 13 August 2020 were 5, 24, 15, 16, 14, 32 and 6 and the Powerball number was 19.
There was only one division one winning entry across Australia in Powerball draw 1265 – the entry from New South Wales.
The Lott’s division one winning tally across all Australian lottery games has now reached 242 so far this calendar year, including 60 won by NSW Lotteries players.
Between 1 July 2019 and 30 June 2020, 14 Powerball division one winners across Australia pocketed more than $526.29 million in prize money.
During this time, Powerball offered a $150 million jackpot, the largest prize ever offered by an Australian lottery game, which was shared by three division one winners.
Of the 14 Powerball division one winning entries in FY20, seven landed in Queensland, four in New South Wales, two in Victoria and one in South Australia.
