In an extraordinary twist of fate, one lucky Aussie has taken home the entire $100 million Powerball jackpot in draw 1475 on Thursday, 22 August 2024.
This life-changing win, which had captivated the nation over the past week, has culminated in a lone winner walking away with one of the rarest and most sought-after prizes in Australian lottery history.
According to preliminary division calculations, the winning ticket was sold in Queensland, making the Sunshine State the home of Australia’s newest multimillionaire.
The winning numbers that sealed the deal were [16], [24], [11], [4], [10], [18], [23], with the Powerball [6].
Lotto officials were predicting thousands of Australians per minute would be buying a ticket today.
As the numbers were drawn, millions of hopefuls were glued to their screens, but it was just one ticket that matched all seven numbers plus the Powerball, securing the eye-popping $100 million prize.
The draw saw a total prize pool of $168 million shared among millions of players across Australia, with the breakdown as follows:
Division Prize Breakdown:
- Division 1: One winner claimed the entire $100,000,000 prize, marking one of the most exciting moments in Powerball history.
- Division 2: Ten players, who came tantalizingly close, each walked away with $188,606.60, sharing a total of $1,886,066.00.
- Division 3: Two hundred thirteen winners received $11,008.65 each, contributing to a pool of $2,344,842.45.
- Division 4: Four thousand three hundred thirty-eight participants won $470.05 each, with a total payout of $2,039,076.90.
- Division 5: Nine thousand one hundred seventy-four winners each claimed $166.70, adding up to $1,529,305.80.
- Division 6: An impressive 128,717 players each pocketed $74.45, leading to a prize pool of $9,582,980.65.
- Division 7: One hundred seventy-three thousand five hundred sixty-four participants won $42.90 each, with a total of $7,445,895.60.
- Division 8: A staggering 799,592 winners each received $19.75, sharing $15,791,942.00.
- Division 9: The largest group of winners, 2,273,604 players, each took home $11.95, leading to a total payout of $27,169,567.80.
| Div | Division Prize | Division Prize Pool | Winners |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000,000.00 |
$100,000,000.00 | 1 |
| 2 | $188,606.60 |
$1,886,066.00 | 10 |
| 3 | $11,008.65 |
$2,344,842.45 | 213 |
| 4 | $470.05 |
$2,039,076.90 | 4338 |
| 5 | $166.70 |
$1,529,305.80 | 9174 |
| 6 | $74.45 |
$9,582,980.65 | 128717 |
| 7 | $42.90 |
$7,445,895.60 | 173564 |
| 8 | $19.75 |
$15,791,942.00 | 799592 |
| 9 | $11.95 |
$27,169,567.80 | 2273604 |
