The chance for one Western Australian to be crowned Australia’s largest Division One winner in history will be up for grabs in tonight’s $150 million Powerball draw.
As it stands, Australia's biggest Lotto win was in January 2019, when a single winning entry scored $107 million.
Lotterywest Acting CEO Jeremy Hubble said tonight’s $150 million Powerball prize has only been offered once before, back in September 2019.
“If WA celebrates a single Division One win in tonight’s draw it will almost double the State’s current prize record of $80 million, which was set in 2021 when a group of 55 gym ladies took home the entire Powerball jackpot,” Mr Hubble said.
“We are encouraging players to join a syndicate for tonight’s draw, which is a great chance to share the cost of a ticket and possibly the joy of a win with family and friends.
“Recent history has seen some of WA’s biggest wins come from a syndicate, which is always a wonderful experience to witness firsthand in the Lotterywest winner’s room.”
Close to half of Australian adults are expected to have an entry in tonight’s draw.
Tickets for the $150 million Powerball draw are available in-store, online and via the App before 6pm.
Powerball stats and facts.
- Tonight’s draw is biggest jackpot offered by any Australian lottery game since October 2022, when Powerball offered a record-breaking $160 million jackpot.
- The most frequently drawn winning numbers from the main barrel are 17, 7, 11, 2, 3 and 9, while the least frequently drawn are 33, 15, 34, 31, 26 and 1.
- The most frequently drawn Powerball numbers are 2 and 19, while the least frequently drawn Powerball numbers are 14 and 16.
- WA sales are expected to peak between 4pm and 5pm on Thursday afternoon with around 1200 tickets to be sold within a minute.
- In 2023, 20 Powerball Division One winning entries across Australia pocketed more than $552.15 million in prize money.
- Of the 20 Powerball Division One winning entries in 2023, eight landed in New South Wales, seven in Victoria, two each in South Australia and Western Australia, and one in Queensland.
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