If just one person can take home the $160 million Powerball jackpot on Thursday night, Australia could host its biggest individual lottery winner yet this week.
Drawing 1380, the $160 million Powerball draw on Thursday 27 October 2022, won the largest prize ever offered in an Australian lottery game. The jackpot has skyrocketed to these heights as there have been no Division 1 winners in Powerball’s last five draws.
The previous record for Australia’s largest lottery draw was the $150 million Powerball draw held in September 2019, when three people shared the jackpot.
With $160 million in prizes to be won this week, The Lott spokesman Matt Hart said up to half of Australian adults are expected to participate in the draw.
“The Australian lottery has been in operation for over a century, but only nine draws have offered jackpots of $100 million or more, and this Thursday’s draw is the biggest one,” he said.
“If just one person can take home this $160 million prize on Thursday night, they will make history by becoming the biggest individual lottery winner ever.
“In 2019, the Sydney nurse won over $107 million, making her Australia’s largest individual lottery winner today. We spoke to her minutes after the winning numbers were drawn. -Are you planning on speaking with the new record holder this Thursday night?
“There hasn’t been a $160 million Powerball draw so far, but if you don’t care about the previous big jackpot, lottery stores and online are getting busier and busier for Thursday night’s draw. is expected.
“In addition to coming early to purchase your entry, we encourage you to register your entry on your Player Card or online account so we can contact you directly with great news after the draw!
“If there is a Division 1 winner on Thursday night, we want to let them know right after the draw. Hmm!”
Tickets for Powerball draw 1380 on Thursday October 27, 2022 can be purchased online at thelott.com or via The Lott mobile app at authorized lottery retailers.
In FY22, 16 Powerball Division 1 winners across Australia took home more than $681.7 million in prize money.
Of the 16 Powerball Division 1 winners in 2022, seven landed in New South Wales, four in Victoria, three in Queensland and two in Western Australia.
The official home of the Australian Lottery, The Lott operates and sells Australia’s leading lottery games, with customers generating and winning daily winners.
Over 22 fiscal years, over 133.5 million winners have played their favorites at The Lott including Saturday Lotto, Monday & Wednesday Lotto, Powerball, Oz Lotto, Set for Life, Lucky Lotto, Keno and Super 66. Earned over $3.93 billion in winnings from games. , Lotto Strike, Instant Scratch It’s.
Last fiscal year, Australia’s Official Lottery donated more than $1.6 billion through state lottery taxes and donations to support local initiatives such as hospitals, health research, disaster relief and education.
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