A young Aussie woman's average day at work took a spectacular turn when she discovered she won a staggering $22 million in the Powerball draw, instantly catapulting her into a new life of financial freedom.
The St Clair woman, in her 30s and preferring to remain anonymous, held the only jackpot winning entry nationally in Powerball draw 1479, drawn Thursday 19 September 2024, and pocketed a whopping $22,207,849.80.
Remarkably, the original division one prize pool of $20,000,000.00 was boosted to a phenomenal $22,207,849.82 due to the huge number of entries purchased in last night’s Powerball draw.
Lotto officials reached the hard-working mother just moments after she checked her ticket. Her disbelief quickly turned to excitement as she realised she had become a newly-minted multi-millionaire.
“I just opened my app now! What the heck!” she screamed.
“Oh my god. I can’t stop shaking. I’m just speechless.
“I’m only in my 30s. This is going to completely change my life. I can now buy a house!
“My family and I will be set up for life!
“I can’t believe it. I saw I had a win, and I thought it was just $11, then I scrolled down and realised I won the whole thing.
“I just got to work, and I couldn’t help but yell out to everyone, ‘I won the $20 million!’.
“One of the guys said, ‘You’re on the shout now!’.
“I don’t know how I'll be able to focus on the rest of the day. Luckily my day isn’t too busy.
“What a crazy Friday morning. I’ll be having a very nice weekend now.
“I don’t play every week, just every now and then like when there’s a big jackpot. I saw the $20 million and I thought that would be nice.
“I can’t believe I really won it. It feels amazing.
“This does so much for me. Buying a house and helping my family is my main priority but I’d love to do some travel too.
“Thank you very much.”
The winning numbers in Powerball draw 1479 on Thursday 19 September 2024 were 32, 12, 4, 9, 10, 24 and 7. The all-important Powerball number was 15.
Across Australia, there was one division one winning entry in Powerball draw 1479 – one in New South Wales.
You can find the details of this draw here: Single Aussie Punter Scoops Entire $22M Powerball
