Three share in $110m Powerball win as Australia’s luckiest Lotto postcodes revealed
Three lucky Aussies have won more than $36 million in tonight’s massive Powerball draw, with two yet to come forward to claim their massive prize. IS YOUR POSTCODE LUCKY?
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Three lucky Aussies have won more than $36 million in tonight’s massive Powerball draw.
The total prize of $110 million will be divided between the holders of three winning tickets sold in South Australia, Victoria and New South Wales.
Each winner of the division one prize will walk away with $36,666,666.
One third of Aussies are said to have purchased a ticket in tonight’s draw.
Powerball have already contacted the South Australian, a young Adelaide man, who not only snapped up the division one prize, but also scored division two 19 times, bolstering his total prize to $37,602,912.27.
“Wow,” he said after a moment of stunned silence.
“Thank you so much! That is incredible. I can’t believe that. I am shaking so much. This is going to change so many lives!”
The winner answered his phone on the second call, but admitted he wasn’t expecting the life-changing news.
“I was definitely not expecting this phone call!”
Lottery officials have yet to contact the two other winners and have urged players from NSW and Victoria to check their tickets.
Spokesman for the Lott Bronwyn Spencer said two Australians could be waking up tomorrow over $36 million richer and not know it yet.
“Imagine going to bed a multi-millionaire and not knowing it? That is the reality for two Australian lottery players tonight after they scored division one in tonight’s Powerball draw!” she said.
“The division one winning entry from Victoria is unregistered, which means we don’t have any way of contacting the winner to break the life-changing news and have to wait for them to come forward to claim their prize.
“While the New South Wales entry was purchased online, unfortunately we don’t have their complete contact details so we are unable to make a mind-blowing phone call to them this evening.”
IS YOUR POSTCODE LOTTO LUCKY?
In general, Victoria has taken the lion’s share of the nation’s Lotto prize money — but NSW and the ACT have scored the biggest payout.
Data obtained by News Corp Australia has revealed the postcodes, states and regions where the most division one wins occurred across all games including Powerball, Oz Lotto and Lotto.
The data was taken within a 12-month period until June 30.
Victoria had the most division one wins in 12 months, with a total of 139 winning entries sold, beating any other Australian state or territory.
They delivered more than $339.3 million in division one prize money.
The postcodes of 3021 for St Albans and 3030 for Werribee and Point Cook both sold four division one wins totalling $29,918,597.90 and $6,741,118.72 respectively. Other lucky postcodes include 3011 for Footscray and 3000 for Melbourne.
Melbourne North had the most division one entires sold, followed by Melbourne West, East, Southeast and Inner Melbourne.
But division one winners in NSW and the ACT collectively took the most prize money of more than $388.8 million.
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The postcodes of 2680 for Griffith, 2147 for Seven Hills and Lalor Park each sold three division one winning entries totalling $4,430,956.18 and $2,444,985.88 respectively. Other lucky postcodes were 2035 for Pagewood, Maroubra, 2166 for Cabramatta, 2340 for Tamworth, 2259 for Tuggerah and Wyee and 2224 for Sylvania.
Southern Sydney had the most division one entires sold, followed by Central and Northern Sydney, Western Sydney and the Blue Mountains, the Hunter and Central Coast and the Illawarra and South East NSW.
In Queensland, the postcodes of 4500 for Warner and Bray Park, and 4680 for Gladstone and Gladstone West each sold three division one winning entries totalling $4,739,223.39 and $1,573,231.05 respectively. Other lucky postcodes were 4220 for Burleigh Heads, Burleigh Waters, 4034 for Aspley and Boondall and 4221 for Palm Beach and Elanora.
The Gold Coast was the top spot for most division one entires sold, followed by the Moreton Bay region, Sunshine Coast, Brisbane Northern Suburbs and Central Queensland.
In Tasmania, the postcodes of 7050 for Kingston and 7249 for Kings Meadows each sold two division one winning entries totalling $2,440,530.18 and $1,364,067.15 respectively. Other lucky postcodes were 7010 for Glenorchy and 7000 for Hobart.
In South Australia, the postcode of 5162 for Morphett Vale and Woodcroft sold three division one wins totalling $3,905,046.29. Other lucky postcodes were 5214 for Goolwa, 5031 for Torrensville, 5158 for Hallet Cove, 5095 for Mawson Lakes and 5162 for Port Adelaide.
Western Adelaide had the most division one entries sold, followed by Southern and Northern Adelaide, and then Fleurieu and Kangaroo Island and the Limestone Coast.
In the Northern Territory, the postcode of 0810 for Nightcliff, delivered the territory’s biggest division one win of $979,483.89. Other lucky postcodes were 0839 for Coolalinga and 0820 for Parap.
In Western Australia, the postcode of 6164 for Success sold four division one wins totalling $2,191,741.04. Other lucky postcodes were 6210 for Mandurah, 6530 for Geraldton, 6155 for Canning Vale and 6105 for Cloverdale.
While NSW and ACT had 77 new Lotto millionaires, Victoria had 61, Queensland had 34, WA had 28, South Australia had 13, Tasmania had five and the NT had three.
Overall, Powerball was the game that delivered the biggest division one prize in Queensland ($60 million), NSW and ACT ($107,575,649.08), Victoria ($50 million), SA ($40 million) and Tasmania ($30 million). Oz Lotto yielded the biggest win for WA ($10 million) and the NT had its biggest win with Tattslotto ($979,483.89).
Powerball spokesman Matt Hart told News Corp lotto players have “mixed feelings” about the influence of lotto hot spots.
“While lottery wins can land anywhere, we do see clusters of wins emerge from time to time,” he said.
“Some people will hunt down outlets and areas that have a track record of recent division one wins, while others will avoid these in the belief that lightning won’t strike twice.”
Originally published as Three share in $110m Powerball win as Australia’s luckiest Lotto postcodes revealed
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