One or more Aussies could receive the phone call of a lifetime if they score a slice of Powerball’s whopping $100 million jackpot on Thursday night!   

Powerball draw 1475 on Thursday 22 August 2024 has reached this level after there were no division one winners for the past four draws. This is the third biggest prize offered to players by any lottery game in 2024!

Ahead of this huge draw, our team have been busy crunching the numbers to reveal the Aussie regions where the most division one wins have landed.

While Powerball lightning can strike anywhere and anytime, we’ll be curious to see if one of these winning locations live up to their reputation for this $100 million jackpot.

Where the Powerball wins have landed

Over the 12 months ending 30 June 2024, there were 19 Powerball division one winning entries across Australia, collectively worth more than $758 million in prize money. 

During this time, lottery history was made after a single South Australian player pocketed the entire $150 million Powerball jackpot, becoming the biggest individual lottery winner in Australian history.

Of the 19 division one winning entries, eight landed in New South Wales, six in Victoria, three in Queensland, and one each in South Australia and Western Australia.

Are you living in a lottery hotspot?

If you’ve always thought you lived in a lucky suburb or town, you might be right, with research revealing those Aussie locations that struck the most division one lottery wins last financial year.

In FY24, a whopping 476 division one winning entries burst onto the scene from all lottery games, delivering more than $1.69 billion in division one prize money. In fact, across the country a total of 344 millionaires were created by division one wins – the equivalent of almost one a day! 

Check out the suburbs in each state and territory that were home to the outlets that sold the most division one winning entries:

• In Queensland, the postcode 4655 for Eli Waters/Urraween sold four division one winning entries. 
• In New South Wales, the postcode 2000 for Sydney CBD sold four division one winning entries. 
• In the ACT, the postcode of 2911 for Mitchell sold the territory’s biggest division one prize. 
• In Victoria, the postcode 3000 for Melbourne sold four division one winning entries. 
• In Tasmania, the postcode 7320 for Burnie sold the Apple Isle’s biggest division one prize. 
• In South Australia, the postcode 5108 for Salisbury sold South Australia’s biggest division one prize. 
• In the top-end, the postcode 0810 for Casuarina delivered the Northern Territory’s biggest division one prize. 
• In Western Australia, the postcode 6054 for Bassendean sold two division one winning entries.

Whether or not you live near a winning postcode, one thing is for sure: if you have an entry into Thursday night's $100 million Powerball draw, you will be in with the chance to become a multi-millionaire! 

Make sure to grab an entry in-store, online, or via the Lott app before the draw closes at 7.30pm AEST Thursday 22 August 2024. 

It's also a good idea to register those entries to a player card or online account as we’ll be standing by to call any registered winners on Thursday night. Good luck!