Australia’s largest-ever Powerball prize of $160 million was won on Thursday night, after Australians flocked to newsagents across to purchase tickets.
The winning Powerball numbers for draw 1380 on October 27 are 10, 4, 12, 18, 2, 34, and 7; the Powerball is 7.
This week’s $100 million Powerball jackpot increased by an additional $60 million after last Thursday’s draw produced no winner for the fifth consecutive week.
If there is a winner of division one, they will be the wealthiest lottery winner in Australian history.
In 2019, the previous greatest division one lottery prize was $150 million for Powerball, which was subsequently split between three winners.
The Lott’s James Eddy stated, “Winning $160 million would immediately improve your life and the lives of your loved ones, but it would also be incredible to become the largest Australian lottery winner in history.”
As this is the greatest jackpot ever offered in Australia, we anticipate a flurry of activity in-store and online prior to this historic draw.
For the division one prize, ticket holders must have the winning combination of seven winning numbers and the all-important Powerball number.
Currently, the largest Powerball prize in Australia was $107 million, won in 2019 by a nurse from Sydney.
The ecstatic mother said two years later, in 2021, that she initially believed she had won $107,000.
Surprisingly, the modest nurse stated that winning the lottery didn’t significantly alter her life, and she offered some odd advise to this week’s winner: “If it’s possible and you can stand it, wake up the next morning and go to work.”
It provides normalcy and permits the news to gradually settle in.
She then emphasized the importance of being well-prepared when the check arrives.
The Sydney winner advised, “Run, don’t walk, to a great financial advisor.”
It will take two weeks for the reward money to arrive. I spent those two weeks to choose a financial advisor in whom I had complete confidence.
She emphasized that victors must be mindful of who they inform.
She stated that only a handful of individuals are aware of her victory.
Take some time to consider who you might tell before sharing the news with family and friends, and wait until the story has left the headlines.
I have a tiny number of extremely devoted friends, and you never know how others will respond, but I have not received any unfavorable feedback.
‘If this revelation has a bad impact on relationships, then it is probably time for that relationship to terminate anyhow; it is only natural.
“Everyone we told was in tears, genuine, joyful tears!”
“Everyone I’ve confided in was ecstatic to be in on the secret and to be among those who helped point me in the correct way.
Nobody has ever asked me for money, not even once. I told folks that it was secured.
Her supervisor was one of the few individuals who knew about her life-altering victory, yet she did not resign as a result.
She remarked, “When I told my employer, she immediately grabbed me and gave me the biggest hug.”
‘She was ecstatic, but it was difficult to break the news to her since you never know how things will turn out.
She was more concerned about whether or not I was going to quit my job, but I told her I had to continue working.
“Nursing is a part of my genetic makeup.” I cannot refuse!’
While continuing to live a humble lifestyle, the down-to-earth nurse stated that it was the tiny things she ordinarily couldn’t afford that made her win so wonderful.
The ability to purchase fresh flowers is a privilege. She stated that she did not have to feel guilty about such small actions.
After (before) celebrating with a cheap bottle of chardonnay, I can now purchase a bottle of wine of higher quality.
But the nurse said that the actual benefit of her record-breaking triumph was the ability to fund family experiences.
It’s incredible that I can walk into a bookstore and purchase whatever book I desire. I do not take things like that for granted,’ she remarked.
Furthermore, the capacity to travel with the children is astounding. We never believed we could afford to do that. It was always beyond of our reach, but having these memories is invaluable.’
With addition to these privileges, the Sydney family purchased a beautiful home in the hopes that future generations would continue to reside there.