Trio of friends from WA pocket $30m Powerball jackpot
The mystery winners of a huge $30m Powerball jackpot have been tracked down - and revealed one of the first things they’ll do with the windfall.
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Three friends from Perth have come forward as the lucky winners of the $30m Powerball jackpot, after splitting an $8 ticket.
The search was on for the winner of Thursday night’s huge draw, after it was revealed a single ticket had claimed the entire division one prize.
The winning numbers were 34, 17, 35, 27, 30, 14, 32 and Powerball 17.
It was not until a Perth resident took their ticket into a newsagent at High Wycombe that they realised they - and the two friends with whom they shared a ticket - had scored the jackpot.
The trio of friends have been playing the lottery together for nine years, with the intention of splitting the winnings evenly.
That means each of the three friends will take home $10m each.
“I had a few tickets to check but when I got to this one the retailer quietly took me to one side,” the winning ticketholder said.
“There was a huge queue with everybody getting organised for Easter, and I wondered what on earth he was doing.”
The winner, who wished to remain anonymous, said they had not even realised there was a win in Perth and was “completely baffled” to learn they held the winning ticket.
“He told me to go straight home, take a few deep breaths and enjoy the moment,” the winner said.
The lucky trio kept their winnings under wraps during the Easter break, describing the winning feeling as “an out-of-body experience”.
The friends have already penned plans for how they will spend their millions.
“More family holidays is a must, it’s all about making memories for the kids,” the winner said.
“We’d like to work towards a three-day work week and early retirement, but we want to stay active and we like our work.”
But for now, their first stop is a “big steak dinner”.
“My son fancies a tomahawk - I’m sure we can organise that now,” the winner joked.
Originally published as Trio of friends from WA pocket $30m Powerball jackpot
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