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Anticipation is building as Aussies have less than 24 hours to grab a ticket into tomorrow's $100 million Powerball draw for the chance to join only six others in Australian lottery history to have pocketed a nine-digit prize.
It is anticipated thousands of entries per minute will be generated at lottery outlets and online as players rush to grab a last-minute entry before the draw closes at 7.30pm AEST on Thursday.
The $100 million Powerball prize marks the biggest Australian lottery offer in more than three months and is the sixth-largest jackpot in Australian lottery history.
The last $100 million Powerball winner, an Aspley woman, revealed she almost lost the ticket she bought from Nextra Chermside — the very ticket that secured her life-changing $100 million prize.
BRISBANE MEDIA CALL: ANTICIPATION BUILDS AHEAD OF THURSDAY’S $100 MILLION POWERBALL DRAW
WHEN: 10.00am (Brisbane time), Thursday 28 November 2024 WHERE: Nextra Chermside Shop 384/385 Gympie Road, Chermside (across from Woolworths) WHO: The Lott spokesperson Anna Hobdell
Note: Alternative times for media interviews can be arranged with The Lott spokespeople based in Brisbane.
The Lott spokesperson Anna Hobdell said up to half of Australian adults were expected to grab a ticket into the draw, vying for the chance to become a multi-millionaire this Christmas.
“This $100 million Powerball jackpot is the biggest prize offered by any Australian lottery game in more than three months, and we do anticipate a huge rush across the country,” she said.
“The last time Powerball offered a $100 million prize was in August when the peak of sales was at 6.17pm on the day of the draw when 8,681 tickets were sold in a single minute.
“On that occasion, the entire $100 million prize was won by an Aspley woman who discovered her winning ticket in her car glovebox.
Nextra Chermside manager Cara Hickey described selling the last $100 million Powerball ticket as an incredible experience and shared her team is eager to see what unfolded this Thursday night.
“It’s been amazing! The buzz that it has created with our customers has been nothing short of incredible! Selling one of Queensland’s biggest winning entries is something we’re very proud of!” she said.
"We’re thrilled for our division one winner and hope they’re doing wonderfully! As the saying goes, 'one ticket can change it all,' and it certainly did for this local Aspley family.
"When it was announced in August that our outlet had sold the $100 million winning Powerball ticket, our phones were ringing nonstop, and we had TV cameras everywhere capturing quotes and footage for the national news!
“We’ve become the go-to store at Westfield Chermside with customers even taking “selfies” outside the shop and against our dream wall.
"We’ve even had customers from interstate visiting Brisbane who went out of their way to stop by our store and buy their next ticket, which made us feel truly special.
“With another $100 million prize up for grabs this Thursday night, we can’t wait to see what happens and hopefully we’ll be a part of changing someone else’s life once again!”
Tickets into Powerball draw 1489 on Thursday 28 November 2024 can be purchased at any licensed lottery outlet, online from thelott.com or via The Lott mobile app.
In FY24, 19 Powerball division one winning entries across Australia pocketed more than $758 million in prize money.
During this time, Powerball offered a $200 million jackpot, the biggest in Australian history, and an Adelaide man who won $150 million became the nation’s biggest individual lottery winner.
Of the 19 Powerball division one winning entries in FY24, eight landed in New South Wales, six in Victoria, three in Queensland and one each in South Australia and Western Australia.
The official home of Australia’s lotteries, The Lott operates and markets Australia’s leading lottery games customers know and love creating everyday winners, winning every day.
In FY24, more than 132.8 million winners took home more than $4.4 billion in prize money from their favourite games at The Lott, including Saturday Lotto, Weekday Windfall, Powerball, Oz Lotto, Set for Life, Lucky Lotteries, Keno (SA), Super 66, Lotto Strike and Instant Scratch-Its.
Last financial year, Australia’s official lotteries contributed more than $1.8 billion via state lottery taxes and donations to help community initiatives, such as hospitals, health research, disaster relief and education.