While the nation endures a sweltering start to 2024, Powerball is continuing to turn up the heat and break new ground with a record $200 million up for grabs in Thursday’s draw 1446 on 1 February. 

The record jackpot comes after no players held a division one winning entry in Powerball’s $150 million draw 1445, prompting the game’s prize to roll higher for the sixth consecutive week.

The $200 million Powerball prize is the largest jackpot offered by any Australian lottery game in history, breaking the previous $160 million Powerball jackpot record set in 2022.

While no entries scored the division one prize in the $150 million Powerball draw, were a total of 5,102,570 prizes worth more than $103 million were won in divisions two to nine.  

Among these winners, there were 26 division two winners, who each took home a prize of $110,213.60. These winners were just one number shy of taking home the multi-million-dollar prize.

It’s almost unfathomable what winning even just a slice of next week’s $200 million Powerball division one prize would do for you this year, and the rest of your life.

Of course, there’s only one way to make sure you have the chance to change your life forever, and that’s by ensuring you have an entry in Thursday’s Powerball draw. 

Our top tips for anyone looking for a chance to win the $200 million jackpot:  

1. Consider a PowerHit entry, a special type of entry that guarantees that all-important Powerball number needed to win division one. Make sure you've got a ticket before draw close 7:30pm AEST, Thursday 1 February 2024.
   
   
2. Register your entry to a membership card or online account and check your details are up to date. We'll be on standby to call any registered winners directly after the draw, and we'd love to break the news to you!
     
   
3. Sign up today to become a member of The Lott!  It's free to join and as well as the chance to receive a life-changing phone call, there are heaps of other benefits to make playing easier and more secure.

We’re expecting players to pour into lottery outlets and jump online as we approach Thursday night, with one in two Australian adults expected to have an entry into the record-breaking draw.

Will we crown the largest individual lottery winner in Australian history on Thursday night or will records continue to tumble? We can’t wait to find out!