Powerball jackpot soars to whopping $100m
- Massive jackpot up for grabs next week
- Up to half of Australia’s adults are expected to play
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Aussies have already got their eyes on the prize of next week’s whopping Powerball jackpot in the hope snaring a life-changing windfall.
Next Thursday night’s $100m jackpot will be the sixth biggest on offer in Australian lottery history.
It will also be the third largest prize so far in 2024.
The jackpot swelled to nine figures after there were no division one winners in Thursday’s night’s draw for the fifth consecutive week.
If one player cleans up the entire $100m division one prize in a week’s time, they’ll share the crown of Australia’s second biggest individual lottery winner ever.
Up to half of Australia’s adult population are expected to buy a ticket in the hope of becoming a multi-millionaire.
Millions of Abuy a ticket in the $100m jackpot next Thursday
To get punters excited, The Lott has released the details of recent division one winners including a Hawthorne woman and a Singleton couple who each pocketed $100m in February’s record-breaking jackpot of $200 million.
A Bankstown dad became the second-biggest Australian lottery winner of all time last year when $100m last year and
The Lott spokesperson Anna Hobdell said Aussies would be eagerly eyeing next week’s Powerball draw.
‘It’s been almost four months since Powerball last offered $100 million to Australian lottery players – on that occasion the prize wasn’t won and we saw it jackpot to the record-breaking heights of $200 million,’ she said.
‘We will be waiting on the edge of our seats to see if Powerball welcomes another division one winner or if history will repeat itself and the jackpot climbs higher.
‘Many Aussies are likely already imagining their plans for the remainder of 2024 and beyond if they won a portion of Powerball’s $100 million. A dream vacation, early retirement, the ideal home, and fulfilling other aspirations could become tangible realities.’
Next Thursday night’s Powerball jackpot will be the third largest prize so far in 2024
Ms Hobdell said The Lott are often asked for advice to give people the best chance at winning.
‘The only way players can be in with a chance to secure the multi-million-dollar prize is by grabbing a ticket either in-store, online or via The Lott app,’ she said.
The Lott also urges players to register their entry so winners can be contacted by officials immediately after the draw.
Registering your ticket also means your entry is secure and minimises any risks if a winning ticket ends up misplaced or lost.
The numbers from Thursday night’s draw were 6, 18, 32, 3, 1, 16 and 12. The all-important Powerball number was 4.
Seven division two winners took home $142,219.05 each.
Tickets for Powerball draw 1461 on Thursday May 16, close at 7.30pm AEST.
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