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‘Holy sh*t’: Wynnum grandfather celebrates $30m jackpot

The sole winner of Thursday night’s $30 million lotto jackpot has been identified, and has a surprising plan for the money.

A Queensland grandfather has been announced as the sole multi-millionaire after taking home the entire Division One Prize of $30m in last night’s Powerball.

The man, who said he’d “lived a happy life” shared selfless plans on how he will spend the money.

“Holy sh**! Wow. Unbelievable!” he said to The Lott this morning after learning of his newfound wealth.

“I’m retired myself. I’ve lived a happy life, and I’ve been lucky enough to tick most things off my bucket list, so this will be used more for helping others.

One person has won the entire $30m Powerball jackpot. Picture: NewsWire/ David Crosling
One person has won the entire $30m Powerball jackpot. Picture: NewsWire/ David Crosling

Prior to wining Thursday night’s Powerball, the grandfather said the only thing he’d ever won was an Easter basket.

“Never in a million years did I think I would get this call,” he continued.

“It’s funny because I also bought a Set for Life ticket and thought, ‘Wow, it’d be nice to get that’, but this is even better!

“You’ve made my day. You’ve made my week. You’ve made my kids’ lifetime!”

Last night’s winning numbers for Draw 1523 were 2, 25, 6, 4, 31, 34, 19 with the Powerball number 20.

Thursday night’s winner said he had been playing with the same numbers for years, although he usually uses them on Saturday Gold Lotto.

But the higher prize money drew him in on Thursday night.

“It’s funny because I also bought a Set for Life ticket and thought, ‘Wow, it’d be nice to get that’, but this is even better!“You’ve made my day,” the grandfather said.

“You’ve made my week. You’ve made my kids’ lifetime!”

The lucky grandfather will now walk away with the entire Division One prize of $30,628,398.22.

There were 21 Division Two winners, who will each take home $26,947.75, and 56 Division Three winners, who won $12,563.50 each.

Thursday night also saw 1085 Australians taking home the Division Four prize of $563.85, while 2502 lucky punters have won $183.40.

Last month, one lucky punter won the $100m Powerball jackpot, but is still yet to claim their winnings.

The elusive winner of the June draw, who bought their ticket a Bondi Junction Newsagency, was also not a Tatts member and therefore their identity will remain a mystery until they come forward with their winning ticket.

The winner was identified on Friday morning as a grandfather from Queensland. Picture: NewsWire / Nicholas Eagar
The winner was identified on Friday morning as a grandfather from Queensland. Picture: NewsWire / Nicholas Eagar

The Lott spokesman Matt Hart said winners from NSW have six years to claim their prize.

“We’ve had division one winners come forward months and even years after the winning numbers were drawn to claim their prizes,” he said.

“In most cases, these winners have told us the winning ticket was hiding in plain sight the whole time – in their wallet or purse, in the car console or on the fridge door.”

Originally published as ‘Holy sh*t’: Wynnum grandfather celebrates $30m jackpot

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