A Clarence Valley man has had his workday turned upside down by revealing he is now $15 million richer from last night's Powerball draw.
The New South Wales player had one of two winning Division 1 entries nationally in the Powerball draw 1439 on Thursday, December 14, 2023. Each winning Division 1 entry scored $15 million.
In addition to winning division one, the winner's PowerHit QuickPick entry also scored 19 times in division two, bringing his total windfall to $15,418,148.20.
“Holey moly!” the man exclaimed as a Lott official confirmed his prize.
'I have a subscription to Powerball, so I don't miss getting a ticket for every drawing! I'm so glad I did that now!
'This is incredible!
'You made my life.
'Oh man! If you could slap me over the phone so I know I'm not dreaming, that would be great.
A Clarence Valley man has had his workday disrupted by the revelation that he is now $15 million richer from last night's Powerball draw (stock image)
“Mate, I'm retiring. I've been working hard and I want to spend more time with my family.
'This will prepare my family for the future.
“I have to try to concentrate on work today, but I don't know how!”
The man's winning PowerHit QuickPick entry was purchased online at thelott.com – the official home of the Australian lotteries.
The winning numbers in Powerball drawing 1439 on Thursday, December 14, 2023 were 2, 6, 22, 4, 30, 18 and 8. The all-important Powerball number was 2.
Across Australia, there were two winning Division One entries in Powerball draw 1439 – one each in New South Wales and Victoria.
The number of Lott's Division 1 winning tickets has reached 388 so far in 2023, including 127 won by NSW Lotteries customers.
In FY23, 21 winning Powerball Division 1 entries across Australia took home more than $647.26 million in prize money.
During this time, Powerball offered a $160 million jackpot – the largest prize ever offered by an Australian lottery game – which was won by three winning entries from the First Division.
Of the 21 Powerball divisions that had one winning entry in FY23, 11 landed in New South Wales, three in Victoria and South Australia, and two in Queensland and Western Australia.