Half a billion up for grabs in epic US lotto

Australians have a chance at winning a staggering half a billion dollars as a massive US lottery jackpots this Sunday.

Australians have a shot at a life-changing $531 million jackpot.

Australians have a chance at winning a staggering half a billion dollars as a massive US lottery jackpots this Sunday.

There is $531 million up for grabs in the USA Powerball, but Aussies can be in it to win it by buying a ticket to The Lottery Office’s USA Power Lotto, which matches the winnings.

When a player buys a ticket, the Australian-owned and operated company purchases a matching ticket in the US draw.

And while there’s no way of knowing what numbers will be drawn until the night, The Lottery Office has crunched the numbers to reveal the luckiest picks so far this year.

The US Powerball will jackpot to more than half a billion, and Aussies can have a shot at the prize too. Picture: Giorgio Viera / AFP

Since the start of the year, the number 23 has been drawn in the USA Power Lotto 14 times.

The second most frequently drawn numbers were 52 and 28, which have each been drawn 13 times.

The most overdue for a win was number 38, which has not been drawn in months, since 18 March 2025.

While 23 has been the luckiest number in the USA Power Lotto, Point Cook in Victoria has produced the most Australian winners in 2025, followers by Surfers Paradise in Queensland and Melbourne city.

Victorians have been the luckiest Aussie lotto winners so far this year. Picture: Supplied.

In terms of total winnings in 2025, Doncaster East in Victoria, followed by Paradise Point and Morayfield, both in Queensland, make up the top three.

Victorians have also been favoured this year in local lotteries, taking out the top spot for the most division one prizes in Australia according to The Lott. The state claimed 152 wins worth $312 million, with more millionaires created than any other Australian state or territory.

Sunday’s jackpot comes after a Queensland grandfather claimed the entire $30 million jackpot in Thursday night’s (local) Powerball.

Aussies have until 10am Sunday to enter the USA Power Lotto for a chance at $531 million.