A Queensland couple and a Melbourne man have jointly won the $100 million Powerball lottery jackpot. The winning numbers were 22, 10, 4, 31, 1, 26, and 9 with a Powerball number of 14.
The Lott announced that a Queensland couple and a Melbourne man have jointly won the $100 million Powerball lottery jackpot.
The winning numbers were 22, 10, 4, 31, 1, 26, and 9 with a Powerball number of 14.
A total of more than 3 million other prize-winning players participated in the draw.
The Queensland couple plans to use their $50 million winnings to buy Christmas presents for their family members.
They were initially unaware that they had won the jackpot, thinking a telemarketer was calling them about their home energy options.
The couple has been playing the lottery for a long time and had always used the same numbers, but this ticket was just a QuickPick.
A man from Preston in Melbourne’s northern suburbs also came forward to claim his $50 million prize.
He had never before played Powerball but thought he may as well buy a ticket when the jackpot reached $100 million.
The young winner plans to share some of the prize with his parents and give back to them however he can.
The Second Jackpot Winner
Background
Two grandparents from Rockhampton were announced by The Lott as the first winners of the $100 million prize earlier on Thursday. They had won half of the jackpot and initially thought they received a phone call from a telemarketer about their home energy options, not to inform them of their win.
Second Winner’s Story
The second winner, who is in his 20s, said he bought a ticket for the Powerball draw on Thursday after seeing the jackpot had reached $100 million. He claimed that when he woke up on Friday morning, he felt like “nothing was going to hold me back anymore” and that it felt like “the world was my oyster.”
Plans for Winnings
The young winner plans to share a lot of his prize money with his parents and give back to them however he can. He also stated that he enjoys what he does for work and is not planning to leave his job.
Unclaimed Winnings
The Lott confirmed that the man’s winning ticket had been bought from the Northland Lotto & News store in Preston. The article also mentioned that no matter whether you’ve won the jackpot or only $10, two things happen to unclaimed winnings from the lotto: they remain unclaimed and are retired.
Other Stories
The article also touched on other stories, including a world-first social media ban on children in ‘Land of Kangaroos’ making global headlines, a paedophile being sentenced to life in prison for 300 charges of child abuse, and Australians being warned to avoid Tiger brand spirits potentially linked to deaths of two Melbourne teens in Laos.
Statistics
The article mentioned that more than half of Australian adults bought an entry ticket in the $100 million Powerball jackpot lottery. Two winning tickets split the $100 million division one prize, with 404 players so far winning division one prizes in the 2024 financial year, resulting in over $758 million in prize money.
Winning Numbers
The seven winning numbers in Thursday’s jackpot draw were 22, 10, 4, 31, 1, 26, and 9, with a Powerball number of 14.
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