In case you missed it: Oz Lotto and Powerball deliver jaw-dropping jackpots in New South Wales and Queensland
Back-to-back jackpot wins across Oz Lotto and Powerball created two new Aussie multi-millionaires this week. The anticipation was high as Oz Lotto delivered a $100 million prize for the first time in more than a decade. However, Powerball couldn’t stay out of the spotlight for long and followed up with its own sensational $60 million win.
Catch up on these showstopping highlights and more:
Elizabeth Hills woman’s $100 million late-night adrenaline rush
Straight after Tuesday’s Oz Lotto draw, we were quick to get on the phone and break the winning news to a west-Sydney woman that she had become Oz Lotto’s biggest ever individual winner! We caught her just as she finished watching some reality TV. Little did she know that her reality was about to change!
“You better not be pranking me! I don’t know whether to believe you or not,” she said.
“I just finished watching tonight’s episode of Married at First Sight, and I was falling asleep as you called me.
“I still can’t believe it. I only treat myself to lotteries when there’s a big jackpot, and I saw $100 million on offer in Oz Lotto and decided to give it a go.
“I love my job, but I won’t need to work seven days a week anymore. It’s actually really nice to think that I won’t need to work!”
Bribie Island dad takes home entire $60 million Powerball prize
Just two days after Oz Lotto’s $100 million prize win, a Bribie Island man scooped Powerball’s $60 million jackpot. The ecstatic retiree was just about to doze off to sleep when he received our winning phone call.
“I’ve just gone to bed!” he said.
“Is that real? I can’t stop laughing. Holy s***! I’ve won $60 million?!
“I had my phone on the bedside table beside me and then I started to hear this vibration and noise. I thought, ‘What the bloody hell is that?’.
“What an exciting night! How are we going to sleep now? We might call one of our children tonight and ask what colour chevy they want.”
Henley Beach woman relives past glory with second Lotto win
There were plenty more remarkable lottery wins across the country this week. In South Australia, a Henley Beach woman was marvelling at her $360,000 Saturday X Lotto win, revealing it’s the second time she’s scored a major lottery prize.
“We just found out!” she laughed when we called to confirm her prize.
“This is the second time I’ve won! The first time I won was in 1992. It was a group of 10 of us and we all got about $260,000 each.
“I like sharing. It’s great that lots of winners took home division one over the weekend.
“I always use the same numbers. I never change them!”
Moonee Ponds man’s birthday bonanza
Winning a lottery prize is already pretty special. But imagine winning on your birthday! A Victorian man unwrapped the ultimate gift this week—a TattsLotto ticket worth a dazzling $367,000.
“I honestly couldn’t believe it. I scanned the ticket at the local newsagency, and it came up with, ‘Prize too big to pay out in-store’, and I thought hang on!” he said.
“It was my birthday too which is the crazy part.
“I still woke up and decided to go to work—just another ordinary day but I had a nice celebratory dinner with some drinks!”
Kellyville woman too stunned to eat after Lucky Lotteries win
While our TattsLotto winner enjoyed a winning dinner, a Kellyville woman was so overwhelmed with excitement after scoring $100,000 in a recent Lucky Lotteries draw that she lost her appetite.
“I still can’t believe I’m a winner!” she cheered.
“I was so stunned that I couldn’t even eat for the rest of the day.
“I’m going to put most of it towards my mortgage and then book an overdue holiday.
“Once I see that money hit my account, I’ll be booking some flights to Europe!”
We’re excited to see what surprises next week’s draws bring! Perhaps we’ll be making a winning phone call to you.