Powerball $160 Million Jackpot
Thursday - 27 October 2022
Aussies will have the chance to snare the biggest lottery prize the nation has ever seen next week, with Powerball offering a $160 million jackpot for next Thursday’s draw (Powerball draw 1380 on Thursday 27 October 2022).
If one person scores the entire $160 million Powerball jackpot next Thursday, they’ll also become the biggest Australian lottery winner in history.
Up to half of Australian adults are expected to have an entry into the draw in the hope of taking home a slice of this record-breaking jackpot. As a result, we’re expecting it to be busy both in-store and online.
We encourage customers to not only get in early to purchase their entries, but also to register those entries, so their prizes are secure, and we can contact them directly after the draw with any life-changing news.
Tickets for the $160 million Powerball draw (draw 1380) can be purchased at any licenced lottery outlet, online form thelott.com or via The Lott mobile app before the draw close time on Thursday, 7.30pm AEST.
If one person takes home the entire $160 million Powerball prize next week they will become the nation’s biggest individual lottery prize winner.
This title is currently held by a Sydney mum who won the entire $100 million Powerball jackpot prize offered in January 2019. It was only the second time Powerball had offered $100 million.
The healthcare worker pocketed the entire division one prize which was boosted to a phenomenal $107,575,649.08 due to the number of entries purchased in the draw, which at the time was the largest Powerball jackpot prize ever offered.
“I’m a healthcare professional but I won’t be retiring! I’m so passionate about my job. It will drive me to do more health work for causes important to me,” the elated healthcare worker declared.
The down-to-earth mum also shared she would be donating to charity, and of course helping her family.
The Sydney nurse shared with us how she has been enjoying her prize. You can catch-up on her story here.
Two-thirds of the 2022 Powerball division one winning entries have been QuickPicks (10 of the 15) – where the lottery terminal randomly chooses the numbers for you.
About a quarter (26.6%) of the 2022 Powerball division one winning entries have been PowerHit entries (4 of 15) – an entry unique to Powerball that guarantees the all-important Powerball number you need to win division one.
Regardless of which entry you choose to play it is worth nothing that each number has an equal chance of being drawn. It goes without saying you do need to have an entry to be in with a chance of taking home a $100 million prize!
To grab an entry in this Thursday’s $100 Million Powerball draw (draw 1379) you can head in-store to your local outlet, online or via The Lott app.
Playing Powerball is easy! To buy your entry simply choose your favourite seven numbers and a Powerball number.
Powerball is drawn from 2 barrels. 7 numbers are drawn from the main barrel (numbered from 1 to 35) and 1 Powerball number is drawn from the Powerball barrel (numbered from 1 to 20).
There are 9 prize divisions in Powerball. You can win a prize with as little as 2 winning numbers plus the Powerball number in a single game. To win the division one jackpot your entry needs to match all 7 winning numbers plus the Powerball number in a single game. Powerball could give you the freedom to play by your own rules.
Powerball draws close at 7.30pm (AEST) every Thursday night.
Our teams are often asked 'What happens when you win?'. We encourage all players to register their entry, that way our team can contact any registered division one winners after the draw to confirm that life changing news and begin the prize claim process.
When a winning ticket is registered and we reach out to confirm the win, our teams must follow a strict process to firstly confirm we are speaking to the rightful ticket holder. If you are a registered player, we will have all the details you’ve used to sign up as well as things like the exact type of ticket you bought, how many games, the numbers on the ticket, where you purchased it from.
Once we’ve confirmed we are speaking to the rightful ticket holder, we break the big news!
But if you bought a physical ticket in-store and think you have won the big one give us a call on 131 868. Our teams will explain that 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 newsagent.
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 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, like speaking to a financial advisor and sharing the news with loved ones.
The odds of winning Division 1 is 134,490,400:1 & the odds of winning Division 2 is 7,078,443:1. It's important to note that Powerball is a game of chance where all numbers are drawn randomly. Each number has an equal chance of being drawn.