Queensland’s luckiest Lotto postcodes, hot spots and Megadraw numbers revealed

Queenslanders have raked in more than $179 million in division 1 Lotto prize money, including taking out the biggest payout in the country. Now the luckiest postcodes, numbers and ticket hot spots have been revealed. SEE SUBURB LIST

QUEENSLANDERS have raked in more than $179 million in division 1 Lotto prize money, including taking out the biggest payout in the country. Now the luckiest postcodes, numbers and ticket hot spots have been revealed.

The Gold Coast topped the state for division 1 prize money, with 18 wins totalling $74 million, followed by the Sunshine Coast (seven division 1 wins totalling $15 million) and Moreton Bay (seven wins $10 million).

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The Gold Coast postcode of 4215 for Southport/Labrador had four division one wins alone, totalling $2,984,776.51.

A Burleigh Heads man has won the jackpot of $60 million from Powerball in QLD this year. Shane Griffin from Nextra Burleigh Heads in Stockland Shopping Centre was excited that the winning ticket was purchased from his store. Picture: Jerad Williams

Other lucky Queensland postcodes with three wins include 4220 for Burleigh Heads, Burleigh Waters, 4218 for Mermaid Waters, Chevron Island, 4221 for Elanora, Palm Beach.

Those with two wins include 4350 for Toowoomba, 4655 for Pialba, Urraween, 4570 for Gympie, 4500 for Warner, Bray Park, 4870 for Redlynch, Earlville and 4558 for Maroochydore.

Last month, a retired Burleigh Heads man won the largest payout this year of $60 million from Powerball.

After analysing numbers drawn from the annual Megadraw since 2009, News Corp can reveal the ‘hot’ most frequently drawn numbers were 37, 9, 24, 11 and 41. The number 37 is the hottest number that has been drawn four times since 2009.

The ‘cold’ least frequently drawn numbers were 19, 10, 8, 15 and 26. The number 19 is the coldest has it hasn’t been drawn since 2010.

The Lott spokesman Matthew Hart said there was still a chance for players to become a division one winner.

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“We are on the countdown to the highly anticipated $30 million Saturday Lotto Megadraw on Saturday December 29. This is the biggest Saturday Lotto event of the year as it’s the single draw that creates the most millionaires every year,” he said.

“With up to one-in-three adult Australians expected to buy an entry in the $30 Million Megadraw, we are anticipating a surge of interest as we inch closer to the end of the year. Wannabe millionaires are advised to get in early and purchase their entry for the chance to see in the New Year as a millionaire!”

The data, taken within a 12-month period until November 30 by The Lott, comes less than 20 sleeps until Australia’s biggest scheduled $30 million Saturday Lotto Megadraw on December 29, and also reveals the ‘hot’ and ‘cold’ numbers drawn over nearly a decade.

Victoria had the most division one wins, with a total of 130 division one winning entries sold, delivering more than $313 million.

The Saturday Megadraw is the biggest of the year. Picture: Supplied

QUEENSLAND

Top 5 biggest division one prizes across all lottery games

Division One Prize

1 Powerball Nextra Burleigh Town News Burleigh Heads 4220 $60,000,000.00

2 Oz Lotto newsXpress Garbutt Central Garbutt 4814 $15,000,000.00

3 Oz Lotto Tobacco Station Cornubia Loganholme 4129 $10,000,000.00

4 Saturday Gold Lotto North Point News Toowoomba 4350 $4,020,291.14

5 Powerball Dalby Newsagency Dalby 4405 $3,000,000.00

12 months ending 30 November 2018

Postcodes where the most division one winning entries were sold across all games

1 4215 Southport, Labrador 4 wins, biggest prize amount $1,428,571.43 2

2. 4220 Burleigh Heads, Burleigh Waters 3 wins, biggest prize amount $60,000,000.00

3. 4218 Mermaid Waters, Chevron Island 3 wins, biggest prize amount $1,428,571.43

4. 4221 Elanora, Palm Beach 3 wins, biggest prize amount $1,030,924.39

5 4350 Toowoomba 2 wins, biggest prize amount $4,020,291.14

6. 4655 Pialba, Urraween 2 wins, biggest prize amount $1,000,000.00

7. 4570 Gympie 2 wins, biggest prize amount $1,428,571.43

8. 4500 Warner, Bray Park 2 wins, biggest prize amount $1,000,000.00

9. 4870 Redlynch, Earlville 2 wins, biggest prize amount $671,513.12

10. 4558 Maroochydore 2 wins, biggest prize amount $513,902.85

12 months ending 30 November 2018

Many Aussies won prize money through OzLotto this year too. Picture: Supplied

AUSTRALIA’S 2018 STATE LOTTERY HOT SPOTS

DIVISION ONE WINS

Victoria 130 wins, $313,734,282.95

New South Wales & ACT 107 wins, $293,109,201.05

Queensland 94 wins, $179,376,988.30

Western Australia 47 wins, $100,534,359.86

South Australia 37 wins, $63,398,874.19

Tasmania 12 wins, $40,470,997.94

Northern Territory 12 wins, $70,271,087.11

Total: 439 wins

Total amount won: $1,060,895,761.40

12 months ending 30 November 2018

States and territories ranked by most millionaires created from division one wins across all lottery games

New South Wales 65

Victoria 56

Queensland 41

Western Australia 27

South Australia 19

Tasmania 4

ACT 2

Northern Territory 7

Total 221

12 months ending 30 November 2018

Originally published as Queensland’s luckiest Lotto postcodes, hot spots and Megadraw numbers revealed