Penrith father will buy home with $53m share of Lotto jackpot

The mystery has been solved in the search for a NSW man who won $53m after only purchasing a ticket just before the draw.

A Sydney man has said his family didn’t believe him when he thought he was now a multi-millionaire after buying a last-minute ticket in the $160m powerball jackpot.

Three Aussies have won a share in the $160m Powerball winnings – the biggest lottery jackpot ever in Australian history – with one winner yet to claim their prize.

Each of the three division one winning entries will take home just over $53m, bringing the total lottery prizemoney won by Australians this year to $614m.

Lottery officials can now reveal a Penrith dad is the mystery winner from NSW who will take home a slice of the record-breaking draw.

“Really? Are you sure! Holy sh*t! This is amazing!” he yelled after an official from The Lott confirmed his life-changing win.

He only checked his entry on Friday morning and was oblivious to the fact lottery officials were on the hunt for a mystery multi-millionaire.

Three winners from across Australia will take home a $53m share of the lottery win. Picture: Supplied

“I told my family, ‘I think I might have won division one,’ but no one believed me,” he said.

“Tell you what, they believe me now!”

The Penrith father said he rushed out to Cranebrook TSG on Thursday afternoon to buy the ticket, which has tipped his life upside-down.
“This means so much to me,” he said.

“I’ll finally be able to buy a home for my family, my kids can have whatever they want for Christmas, and we’re secure and set up for life.”

A blue-collar worker from Melbourne won a third of the prize share. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Nicki Connolly

A blue-collar worker from Clyde shed tears of joy when lottery officials called him on Thursday to say he was the only winner in Victoria.

“Oh my god, oh my god. I can’t believe this!” he cried down the phone.

“Holy sh*t! Far out! I’m absolutely speechless.

“I never thought I’d get this phone call. This has changed my life!”

The Clyde man said he plans to retire immediately and buy a dog for his grandson for Christmas.

“He can have all the dogs in the world now!,” he said.

“I’m done with work! I’m out of here, mate. Retirement is calling.

“This is absolutely mind-blowing.”

The third winner is a Western Australian – though little is known about their identity.

Powerball tattslotto generic file stock image: Picture: Supplied by The Lott

The winning numbers in Powerball draw 1380 on Thursday 27 October 2022 were 10, 4, 12, 18, 2, 34 and 7.

The all-important Powerball number was 7.

If you discover you have a winning entry, hold on the ticket and call 131 868 to begin the prize claim process.

Another $117 million in prize money was won by more than 6 million people in the draw on Thursday night.

Forty-two division two winners took home more than $77,000 each.