Powerball Lotto jackpots to $40 million

All eyes were on the $40 million Powerball draw after the mega Oz Lotto jackpot earlier this week. Here are the all important numbers.

After that the massive $80 million Oz Lotto was won earlier in the week, ultra wealthy hopefuls turned their attention to tonight’s Powerball jackpot, which reached $40 million.

Oz Lotto was split between two division one entries, meaning there could be three $40 million winners in less than a week, The Lott spokesperson Matthew Hart said.ee

“So far this year, five Powerball division one winners have collectively pocketed more than $205 million,” he said.

“Imagine how your plans for the second half of 2019 could change if you took home a life-changing $40 million.”

Here are the numbers: 7, 32, 27, 17, 2, 35, 21 with a Powerball of 7

Tuesday’s massive $80 million Oz Lotto win went to two Queenslanders after eluding a division one winner for eight weeks.

The eye-watering sum was the third highest prize up for grabs in the game’s 25-year history and was pocketed by a man from the Sunshine Coast and a mum from Ipswich.

In addition to the two division one winners, a total of 1,443,114 prizes worth more than $32.92 million were won in divisions two to seven.

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IPSWICH MUM DECLARES $40 MILLION PRIZE ‘WEIRD’

An Ipswich mum has laughed with absolute disbelief after hearing confirmation she is now $40 million richer from scoring division one in Tuesday night’s Oz Lotto draw.

She told The Lott that even though she’d checked her ticket straight after the draw, she hadn’t realised she was a multi-millionaire.

“No way. No way. That can’t be true. It must be a mistake.” she said.

“I logged onto the app and saw that I had all the numbers and thought I’d must have won something. I was thinking I would have won a couple of thousand.

“I just kept thinking ‘That can’t be real. That must be a mistake’.

“It’s just so weird to think I am a multi-millionaire.”

SUNSHINE COAST’S WINNER READY TO RIDE TO ITALIAN GRAND PRIX

A Sunshine Coast man admits he’s also unlikely to get a wink of sleep after the confirmation he is now $40 million richer from scoring the second division one prize in the Oz Lotto draw.

As well as winning the coveted division one prize, the winner’s System-8 QuickPick entry also won division three seven times, bolstering his total prize to $40,028,726.60.

“I think I know what you’re calling about,” the man told The Lott.

“It’s just fantastic. That’s very exciting.

“I was watching YouTube and thought I should check my entry. I couldn’t believe it. I just couldn’t believe it.

“I’m shocked to be honest. But extremely excited and grateful.”

Will you have a ticket for the $40 million prize?

The highest Powerball prize this year went to a Sydney mum who won $107 million in January.

Although the Powerball prize had been set at $100 million, it blew out an extra $7 million by the large numbers of investors who bought tickets in a bid to take out the top prize.

The Lott contacted the woman, who wished to remain anonymous, directly after the draw to inform her of her life-changing win.

The registered player also misheard the eye-watering figure, thinking she had walked away with just $107,000.

“Wait — are you telling me I’ve won $107 million? Oh my god. That is just so much money,” she told Australia’s official lottery provider over the phone.

The woman, a healthcare provider, revealed she wouldn’t be quitting her job. She plans to share her winnings with her family, give “a whole slab of money” to her favourite charity and perhaps even “buy a caravan and travel around”.

“I’m so passionate about my job. It will drive me to do more health work for causes important to me,” she told The Lott. “I’m not quite sure what to do, but of course I will be helping my family.”

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