2020’s lottery hot spot winning postcodes revealed

Some surprising postcodes have emerged as Australia’s winning lottery hot spots, revealed ahead of a massive $30 million megadraw.

2020’s lottery hotspot winning postcodes have been revealed. Picture: Scott Powick/News Corp

A rural-urban Melbourne suburb, Sydney’s bustling CBD and a far north Queensland city – there have been a few surprise postcodes emerge as Australia’s lottery hot spots for 2020.

The Lott, together with Lotterywest, crunched the data to reveal the postcodes, states and regions home to the most division one wins across all lottery games.

The winning areas are revealed ahead of the upcoming $30 million megadraw on January 2, 2021.

WINNING POSTCODES

In Victoria, the postcode of 3337 for Melton sold four division one winning entries totalling more than $10.4 million.

In New South Wales and the ACT, the Sydney CBD postcode of 2000 sold the most division one winning entries in the state, with three totalling more than $5.4 million.

Queensland crowned a new winning postcode for this year, with 4870 for Cairns selling six division one winning entries collectively worth more than $6.24 million.

In South Australia, there were five postcodes that sold two division one winning entries. Of these five, the postcode of 5000 for the Adelaide CBD sold the entries that scored the largest amount of prize money – more than $3.27 million.

In Tasmania, the Devonport postcode of 7310 sold the Apple Isle’s largest prize worth $2 million.

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The lucky locations for lotto winners in 2020 have been revealed. Picture: Scott Powick/News Corp

In the top-end, the postcode of 0860 for Tennant Creek delivered the Northern Territory’s largest prize of $4.8 million.

In Western Australia, the postcodes of 6062 for Morley and 6210 for Mandurah both sold five division one winning entries totalling over $6.45 million and $3.42 million respectively.

“Some players flock to hot spots for their entries in the hopes it scores them a major prize, while others avoid them in the hope lottery lightning will strike elsewhere. Regardless, there is one thing that is guaranteed – you can’t win if you don’t have an entry,” The Lott’s spokesperson Bronwyn Spencer said.

‘You can’t win if you don’t have an entry,’ a spokesperson from The Lott said. Photo: Scott Powick / News Corp

NEW YEAR MEGADRAW

Ms Spencer said 2020’s hot spots would soon have a chance to cement their reputations as a winning postcode or region.

“We’re kicking off the New Year with a bang thanks to Saturday Lotto’s $30 million megadraw on Saturday, January 2, 2021,” she said.

“It will be interesting to see if division one wins from this draw – the biggest Saturday Lotto draw of the year – fall in any of 2020’s hot spots.

“While lottery wins can land anywhere, from time to time we see pockets of wins in the same region or postcode emerge.

There’s a massive $30 million Saturday Lotto jackpot on January 2, 2021. Picture: Supplied

“This year we’ve seen a mix of hot spots, from bustling city centres to regional areas and smaller towns, proving that a winning hot spot can emerge anywhere across the country.

“We know that division one wins are welcomed anywhere and at any time, but breaking the incredible news to our division one winners this year has been especially rewarding.

“In a time of great uncertainty and plenty of challenges, it’s been a joy to hear the hopes and dreams our major winners have for their windfalls.

”From a young Adelaide dad who scored a multimillion-dollar division one after losing his job due to the pandemic, to a Victorian player who won twice in the same draw and an $80 million Powerball winner who simply wanted to splurge on a new television, we’ve heard a variety of amazing winners’ stories this year.”

There’s been a mix of hot spots this year, from bustling city centres to regional areas and smaller towns. Picture: News Corp Australia

Ms Spencer said only time would tell if the 2020 lottery hot spots continued to deliver.

“It’s less than four weeks until Saturday Lotto’s biggest annual draw, so we recommend players get in early and grab an entry for their chance to start 2021 as a division one winner,” she said.

Meanwhile, this Thursday’s Powerball is drawing in a $20 million jackpot while tonight’s Oz Lotto has reset to $2 million.

The biggest division one prizes by state for 2020. Picture: The Lott

BILLIONS IN PRIZE MONEY

In the 12 months ending November 30, 2020, there were 477 division one winning entries held by lottery players across the country that delivered more than $1.22 billion in division one prize money.

Victoria had a rollercoaster year with lockdowns, but the state managed to finish on a high, taking out the top spot for the most major prizes for the fifth year in a row with 134 division one winning entries scoring over $365 million in prize money.

There was more than $1.22 billion in division one prize money won this year. Picture: The Lott

While Queensland took out the State of Origin trophy this year, New South Wales and the ACT have bragging rights for the second-highest amount of division one wins with 107, compared to the Sunshine State’s 104.

Players in New South Wales and the ACT can also boast about the largest amount of division one prize money with over $420 million.

It doesn’t stop there for New South Wales and the ACT as they also take out the top spot for creating the most millionaires with 79, followed closely by Victoria with 65 and Queensland with 54.