Oz Lotto's $70 Million Jackpot
Tuesday - 19 December 2023
Get ready Australia! Oz Lotto has jackpotted to a huge $70 million for Tuesday's draw (1557), the largest jackpot the game has seen since 2019!
Not only does this cracking jackpot prize come just in time for the festive season, but it's also only the fourth time in the past five years Oz Lotto has reached these heights.
If one player takes out the $70 million Oz Lotto jackpot, they'll round out a huge year for the game, which has already had 13 division one wins collectively score more than $233 million in prize money.
So far in 2023, New South Wales and Victoria have each landed three division one Oz Lotto wins, Queensland, Tasmania, and Western Australia have each picked up two wins, and one has gone to South Australia. Only time will tell where Oz Lotto lightning might strike next.
The $70 million Oz Lotto draw (draw 1557) takes place on Tuesday 19 December 2023, with the draw closing at 7:30pm AEST.
This is one draw you don't want to miss!
Grab your ticket at any licensed lottery outlet, online or via The Lott mobile app.
The last time a $70 million Oz Lotto jackpot was won, the result had us all doing a double take! In March 2019, the epic prize was shared by three winning entries - but one lucky player held two of those entries.
The hardworking St Albans man was oblivious to his double division one bounty of more than $46.6 million, until we called to break the life-changing news.
The man had purchased one marked entry, and then bought a second entry using the same marked numbers because he couldn't quite remember if he had secured his ticket into the draw.
“I play every week. I have always marked my entries but I have never chosen the numbers on anything in particular. They weren’t special before, but they are now,” he laughed.
Amid the whirlwind revelation, the Victorian blue-collar worker said he would need to sit down and think of how he might use his double division one prize but retirement, a new home and a holiday were all on the cards.
A man from Tasmania held the third winning entry and took nine days to claim his prize!
Will we be seeing the $70 million Oz Lotto prize shared in Tuesday's draw, or will one entry take home the entire jackpot?
If you're looking for some quick fun, then we've got good news! Of the 13 division one winning entries so far in 2023, 12 have been QuickPicks - where the numbers on the ticket were randomly generated.
However, we often hear of lottery winners who have won a major prize by marking their special numbers. It will be interesting to see if the trend of winning QuickPicks changes in the coming draw.
And don't forget, regardless of which entry you choose to play, each number has an equal chance of being drawn.
To grab an entry in Tuesday’s $70 million Oz Lotto draw you can head in-store to your local outlet, online or via The Lott app.
Playing Oz Lotto is easy! To buy your entry simply choose your favourite seven numbers.
On Tuesday night, 9 balls are drawn at random from forty five balls numbered 1 to 45. The first seven balls drawn are the "winning numbers" and the last two numbers are the "supplementary numbers".
There are 7 winning prize divisions in Oz Lotto. Division one is the jackpot prize that can be won in a draw.
You can win a prize with as little as 3 winning numbers plus 1 supplementary number in a single game. To win division one in Oz Lotto (the Jackpot prize), your entry needs to match 7 numbers in a single game panel with the 7 winning numbers from that draw.
Oz Lotto draws close at 7.30pm (AEST) every Tuesday night.
We're often asked 'What happens when you win Oz Lotto?'. We encourage all players to register their entry. That way, your prize is secure and we can contact you if you win division one and confirm the life changing news.
When a winning ticket is registered, we follow a strict process to firstly confirm we're speaking to the rightful ticket holder. If you are a registered player, we'll have the details you’ve provided us as well as your entry details.
Once we’ve confirmed we're speaking to the rightful ticket holder, we break the big news!
If you bought a physical ticket in-store and think you have won the big one give us a call on 131 868. You will need to fill out a prize claim form which can either be mailed to you, printed from our website or picked up in person from a local outlet.
Once the form is filled out, it must be mailed back to us – along with the winning ticket – or dropped off in-person at a prize administration head office.
Along with a novelty cheque and some winners champagne, we send each of our division one winners a booklet that details things they may like to consider. This includes speaking to a financial advisor and sharing the news with loved ones.
Could you be our next Oz Lotto winner?
Chance of winning Oz Lotto Division 1 is 1 in 62,891,499. It's important to note that Oz Lotto is a game of chance where all numbers are drawn randomly. Each number has an equal chance of being drawn.