A Powerball entry purchased in the Canterbury-Bankstown region of southern Sydney has been revealed as one of the two division one winning entries from last night’s record-breaking $100 million Powerball draw.
Each division one winning entry takes home a life-changing $50 million prize, yet both ticketholders may be completely oblivious to their good fortune.
As the southern Sydney entry was not registered to a Players Club card, NSW Lotteries officials have no way to contact the ticketholder and break that mind-blowing news.
This means the winner may have yet to discover their new multi-million-dollar status and could be walking around with a ticket worth $50 million in their pocket, wallet or handbag.
Last night’s win is the latest in a string of wins for the southern Sydney region. So far this year, the region has enjoyed 14 major lottery prizes worth more than $72.86 million.
In addition to last night’s $50 million Powerball prize, southern Sydney has witnessed:
- seven Saturday Lotto and Monday & Wednesday Lotto division one prizes worth more than $8.7 million
- two Set for Life first prize winners, with each receiving $20,000 a month for 20 years
- four Lucky Lotteries prizes, including a $3.8 million jackpot.
The Lott spokesperson Matt Hart said he encouraged everyone who purchased an entry from a licensed lottery outlet in the Canterbury-Bankstown region to check their tickets as they could be one of Australia’s newest multi-millionaires.
“While we haven’t been able to confirm the win with either of our winners, we can guarantee that when they discover the news, their life is set to change when each of their bank accounts balloons by a whopping $50 million,” he said.
“Make sure you check your entry as soon as possible because you may not have to go to work on Monday. Instead, you could start planning how you can play by your own rules and begin your life as a multi-millionaire.”
“Players can check their entry at any outlet, online at thelott.com or on the Lott app,” he explained.
“If you check your ticket and discover you are holding the winning ticket, we recommend you keep it safe and contact 131 868 to start the process of claiming your prize!”
Online entry scores second $50 million division one prize
A Victorian online entry took home the second share of $50 million in tonight’s Powerball draw.
This entry was purchased online via OzLotteries.com – one of the Lott’s authorised resellers. Jumbo Interactive operates OzLotteries.com website and OzLotteries App selling official lottery tickets as an authorised reseller of Tabcorp. Jumbo Interactive is listed on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX:JIN).
Officials have yet to hear from this Victorian winner.
The wins come as up to one-in-three Australian adults had an entry in Thursday’s record-breaking draw.
So far in 2018, there have been 13 Powerball division one winning entries worth $274 million across Australia.
The two new division one winners join an exclusive club of just 15 Australian’s who have won $50 million or more in an official Australian lottery draw.
Thursday’s draw also saw more than 3.79 million prizes won across divisions two to nine worth more than $66.6 million. Among these winners were 15 division two winners who each take home a prize of $122,896.20.
Everyone check your tickets
Mr Hart urged all Australians with an entry in this week’s Powerball draw to check their tickets.
“While two entries won the coveted division one prize, more than 3.79 million other divisional prizes worth $66.6 million were won last night. So for anyone holding a ticket in last night’s draw, it could pay for you to check your ticket.”
The numbers drawn Powerball draw 1161 on Thursday 16 August 2018 were 33, 3, 32, 13, 27, 35 and 31. The all-important Powerball number was 3.
Powerball draw 1162 will offer $3 million next Thursday 23 August 2018.
The Lott’s division one winning tally has now reached 251 so far this calendar year.
Tickets can be purchased at any licensed lottery outlet, online from thelott.com or via the Lott mobile app.