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 1444 on Thursday 18 January 2024 has reached this level after there were no division one winners for the past four draws. It’s the biggest jackpot offered by any Australian lottery game in almost six months. 

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 at any time, we’ll be curious to see if one of these winning locations live up to their reputation for this $100 million draw. 

Where the Powerball wins have landed

In 2023, there were 20 Powerball division one wins across Australia, collectively worth more than $552.15 million in prize money. 

During this time, a Bankstown dad scored a $100 million jackpot and became the second-biggest Australian lottery winner of all time.

Of the 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.

Are you living in a lottery hotspot? 

In the 12 months ending 31 December 2023, across Australia there were 500 division one winning entries from all lottery games that delivered more than $1.52 billion in division one prize money.

While lotteries are games of chance, from time to time, we see pockets of wins emerge in certain postcodes and regions.  

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 4211 for Nerang / Pacific Pines sold three division one winning entries. 
• In New South Wales, the postcode 2530 for Dapto and 2141 for Berala each sold four division one winning entries. 
• In the ACT, the postcode of 2912 for Gungahlin sold two of the territory’s division one prizes. 
• In Victoria, the postcodes 3000 for Melbourne, 3806 for Berwick, 3754 for Doreen / Mernda, and 3047 for Broadmeadows / Dallas each sold three division one winning entries. 
• In Tasmania, the postcode 7018 for Howrah sold two division one winning entries. 
• In South Australia, the postcode 5162 for Woodcroft and 5095 for Mawson Lakes each sold two division one winning entries. 
• In the top-end, the postcode 0839 for Coolalinga delivered two of the Northern Territory’s division one prizes.  
• In Western Australia, the postcode 6163 for Spearwood sold three division one winning entries. 

Whether or not you live near a winning postcode, one thing is for sure: if you have an entry into tomorrow 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 18 January 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!