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With $90 million up for grabs in Boxing Day’s Oz Lotto draw, Aussies may be keen to discover the entry types and numbers that have helped previous division one winners take home multi-million-dollar jackpots.
The $90 million jackpot for Oz Lotto draw 1558 on Tuesday 26 December 2023 is the second-biggest prize offered by any Australian lottery game this year.
The jackpot has reached this level after there were no division one winners during the past nine Oz Lotto draws.
The Lott spokesperson Matt Hart said up to a third of Australian adults were expected to have an entry into the draw in the hope they became a newly minted multi-millionaire just in time for the new year.
“If just one person scores the entire $90 million prize on Tuesday night, they’ll not only receive a substantial boost to their bank account just in time for the new year but also be crowned the fourth biggest Australian lottery winner ever,” he said.
“The idea of winning this life-changing jackpot is sure to get Aussies dreaming big about what they could do in 2024 and beyond.
“As long as you’ve got a ticket in your hand before the draw’s close at 7.30pm AEST on Tuesday night, you’re in with a chance to win!
“If you’re grabbing a ticket, be sure to register your entry to a player card or online account. This means if you win division one on Boxing Day, I can call you immediately after the draw with the life-changing news.”
Where the Oz Lotto jackpots have landed so far this year
- So far in 2023, there have been 13 division one winning entries that have collectively taken home more than $233 million in prize money.
- Three of these wins have landed in both Victoria and New South Wales, two each in Western Australia, Tasmania and Queensland, and one in South Australia.
| State | 2023 Oz Lotto division one wins | Total division one prize money |
| Victoria | 3 | $50,000,000.00 |
| New South Wales | 3 | $48,000,000.00 |
| Western Australia | 2 | $50,000,000.00 |
| Tasmania | 2 | $40,000,000.00 |
| Queensland | 2 | $25,000,000.00 |
| South Australia | 1 | $20,000,000.00 |
| Total | 13 | $233,000,000.00 |
The entries that have won Oz Lotto jackpots so far this year
- Interestingly, all but one of the Oz Lotto division one winning entries this year have been QuickPicks (where the lottery terminal randomly generates the numbers on the ticket).
- More than half of 2023’s Oz Lotto’s division one winning entries have been relatively small entries of 18 games or less.
- Two of the Oz Lotto division one wins were delivered by System entries, a special type of entry that allows you to select more numbers in a single game panel.
- The chance of winning an Oz Lotto division one prize is about 1 in 62.8 million.
Oz Lotto’s “Hot” and “Cold” numbers
- While Oz Lotto is a game of chance, and every number has an equal chance of being drawn, there are some numbers we have seen drawn out of the barrel more often than others.
- To win the Oz Lotto division one prize, you must match all the seven winning numbers drawn from a barrel of 47.
- The most frequently drawn winning numbers are 47, 5, 19 and 21, while the least frequently drawn include 26, 15, 2 and 25.
Australia’s 2023 lottery hotspots
The suburbs in each state and territory that were home to the outlets that sold the most division one winning entries in the first 11 months of the year:
- In Queensland, the postcode 4211 for Nerang/Pacific Pines sold three division one winning entries.
- In New South Wales and the ACT, the postcode 2530 for Dapto sold four division one winning entries.
- In Victoria, the postcodes 3000 for Melbourne, 3754 for Doreen/Mernda, and 3047 for Broadmeadows/Dallas each sold three division one winning entries.
- In Tasmania, the postcode 7018 for Howrah sold two division one winning entries.
- In South Australia, the postcode 5095 for Mawson Lakes sold two division one winning entries.
- In the top-end, the postcode 0839 for Coolalinga delivered two of the Northern Territory’s division one prizes.
- In Western Australia, the postcode 6163 for Spearwood sold three division one winning entries.
Tickets into the $90 million Oz Lotto draw 1558 on Tuesday 26 December 2023 can be purchased at thelott.com, via The Lott app or at a licensed lottery outlet until 7.30pm AEST.
