A St Clair local has won big after buying the Powerball ticket that had the winning numbers.
The 30-year-old mother found out at work this morning that she had won over $22 million in last night’s Powerball draw.
The woman had the only division one winning entry nationally and won the entire prize of $22,207,849.82 which had been boosted from $22 million because of the high number of entries that had been purchased for the draw.
The Lott officials reached out to the mother moments after she checked her ticket, and her disbelief quickly turned to excitement as she realised she had become a multi-millionaire.
“I just opened my app now! What the heck!” the woman said.
“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.”
The woman had purchased an 18-game QuickPick through The Lott app.
The winning numbers in last night’s Powerball were 32, 12, 4, 9, 10, 24 and 7, with the Powerball number being 15.
The woman said she shared the exciting news with her colleagues at work.
“I just got to work, and I couldn’t help but yell out to everyone, ‘I won the $20 million!’” the woman said.
“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 very 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.”
Emily Chate
Emily Chate joined The Western Weekender in 2024, and covers local news - primarily courts and politics. A graduate of the University of Wollongong, Emily has contributed to The Daily Telegraph and worked as a freelance journalist.