Your average trip to the loo might not be noteworthy or make headlines, but for one Aussie man, it was nothing short of live-changing.
Perched on the porcelain throne, thinking about how life’s been a bit crappy lately, he figured it was high time to check his lottery ticket. As the numbers lined up, all the way to a mind-blowing $4,681,528.85, he realized he wasn’t just taking care of business — he was the sole winner of last Thursday’s Powerball jackpot.
The New South Wales resident from Taree scored the only division one winning entry nationally in Powerball draw 1476 drawn Thursday 29 August and pocketed $4,681,528.85. You can find the details of that draw here: Solo Punter Takes Entire Powerball Early On
After missing multiple winning phone calls from lotto officials over the past days, the winning man was completely oblivious to his win before finally checking his ticket over the weekend.
“I was actually sitting on the toilet when I checked my ticket!” he laughed.
“What a way to realise I’m a multi-millionaire now.
“I just went, ‘Holy s***! This can’t be right!’.
“I showed my wife and we started googling the numbers to see if it was really true.
“It’s come at the most amazing time.”
With more than $4.6 million about to boost his bank account this coming month, the generous man already knew what he’d like to do.
“I’ve got a good mate that I’m going to help out. We’ve both been through some really tough times together,” he revealed.
“I’ll be seeing him later in the week so I can’t wait to tell him.
“Thank you so much. This is life-changing.”
The winning numbers in Powerball draw 1476 on Thursday 29 August 2024 were 12, 21, 6, 15, 9, 34 and 20. The all-important Powerball number was 15.
Across Australia, there was one division one winning entry in Powerball draw 1476 – one in New South Wales.
