Aussies ‘rush’ to cash in on Tuesday’s major $70m Oz Lotto prize

Australians are set to “rush” for a chance to win a major $70m prize after last week’s draw ballooned when there was no jackpot winner.

A lucky Australian could be up to $70m richer after the biggest lottery draw of the year so far.

Aussies are expected to buy thousands of entries per minute on Tuesday, as they scramble for their chance to win big, with the draw for the $70m Oz Lotto slated to close at 7.30pm.

The lottery marks the largest amount of money up for grabs in more than a year and comes after last week’s $50m draw produced no division one jackpot winner.

There was no jackpot winner in last week’s $50m draw. Picture: NewsWire / John Gass

The Lott spokesperson Anna Hobdell said if someone were to take home the entire prize, they’d “immediately be crowned the title of Oz Lotto’s biggest individual lottery winner ever”.

Up to one in five Aussie adults are tipped to get their hands on a ticket, with Ms Hobdell saying she anticipated a “rush across the country” on Tuesday.

“This is the time when office chatter turns into work syndicates, and everyone becomes a dreamer, plotting how they’d spend a share of the $70m Oz Lotto prize,” Ms Hobdell said.

“The last time we saw a $70m Oz Lotto draw was in December 2023 when the peak of sales was at 6.35pm on the day of the draw when more than 4,113 tickets were sold in a single minute.”

Tuesday night’s Oz Lotto draw has jackpotted to $70m. Picture: Supplied.

She urged Aussies to register their tickets online or in-store to the Lott Members Club so any jackpot winner could be contacted immediately after the draw.

“Be sure to take your phone off silent and pick up immediately if you see your phone light up with an incoming call on Tuesday night,” Ms Hobdell said.

“It could be lottery officials calling with life-changing news.

“Could we crown Oz Lotto’s biggest individual lottery winner in Australian history on Tuesday night if one player claims the entire $70m prize? We can’t wait to find out.”

Common winning numbers include 47, 21, 28 and 33, while those drawn the least include 34, 26, 45 and 43.