Three winners split biggest lottery jackpot in Australian history of $160m
The third mystery winner of a life-changing $160m jackpot — the biggest lottery jackpot in Australia — has been found.
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A Sydney man has said his family didn’t believe him when he thought he was now a multi-millionaire after buying a last-minute ticket in the $160m powerball jackpot.
Three Aussies have won a share in the $160m Powerball winnings, the biggest lottery jackpot ever in Australian history.
Each of the three division one winning entries will take home just over $53m, bringing the total lottery prize money won by Australians this year to $614m.
Lottery officials can now reveal a Penrith dad is the mystery winner from NSW who will take home a slice of the record-breaking draw.
“Really? Are you sure! Holy sh*t! This is amazing!” he yelled after an official from The Lott confirmed his life-changing win.
He only checked his entry on Friday morning and was oblivious to the fact lottery officials were on the hunt for a mystery multi-millionaire.
“I told my family, ‘I think I might have won division one,’ but no one believed me,” he said.
“Tell you what, they believe me now!”
Lottery officials were forced to wait for the multi-millionaire to check their ticket and discover the life-changing news themselves.
A blue-collar worker from Clyde shed tears of joy when lottery officials called him to say he was the only winner in Victoria.
“Oh my god, oh my god. I can’t believe this!” he cried down the phone.
“Holy sh*t! Far out! I’m absolutely speechless.
“I never thought I’d get this phone call. This has changed my life!”
The Clyde man said he plans to retire immediately and buy a dog for his grandson for Christmas and quit his job immediately.
“I’m done with work! I’m out of here, mate. Retirement is calling,” he said.
“This is absolutely mind-blowing.”
The third winner is a Western Australian – though little is known about their identity.
The winning numbers in Powerball draw 1380 on Thursday 27 October 2022 were 10, 4, 12, 18, 2, 34 and 7.
The all-important Powerball number was 7.
If you discover you have a winning entry, hold on the ticket and call 131 868 to begin the prize claim process.
Another $117 million in prize money was won by more than 6 million people in the draw on Thursday night.
Forty-two division two winners took home more than $77,000 each.
Originally published as Three winners split biggest lottery jackpot in Australian history of $160m
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