Powerball Lottery Jackpot Winners

Australians hope to win the Powerball jackpot, which rolls over each week if not won and starts at $8 million. Due to the game's unlimited prize, it has delivered some of Australia's largest lottery wins.

List of biggest winners of the Powerball in Australia

2009 - 2016

The $80 million Powerball jackpot was divided in half on July 30th, 2009, with each of the two winners taking home $40 million.
There were two winning tickets at $31 million each on May 2, 2013.
A $70 million jackpot was split between two winning tickets on August 21, 2014.
When the Powerball jackpot was $50 million, a lady from Canberra, Australia, purchased a single ticket and won.
After purchasing a single lottery ticket, two people scooped up a whopping $70 million on January 7, 2016.

2018

Almost six months after a $55 million winning ticket was sold on January 11, 2018, no one came forward to claim it. In Melbourne, the ticket was finally claimed anonymously.
An 18-year-old Canberra male was the lone Division 1 winner of the $50 million Powerball on June 7, 2018.
For the first time in Australian lottery history, the Powerball jackpot reached $100 million on August 16, 2018. New South Wales and Victoria each took home half a billion dollars in the lottery's $50 million grand prizes.
A retired Gold Coast man won $60 million after matching all six numbers drawn in the drawing on November 8th.

2019 - 2020

A lady in her 40s scooped the $100 million prize on January 17th, 2019. She was the first person to ever match all six numbers drawn in the Powerball drawing.
The all-time record-breaking Powerball jackpot was won on July 18th, 2019, when $110 million was won. The prize was split between three lucky ticket holders.
The $150 million Powerball jackpot was won by three players on September 19, 2019. A total of $50 million was awarded to the winners.
A New South Wales guy earned $80 million on March 26th, 2020. It was the third-largest lottery prize ever awarded to a single person in Australian history.

Biggest Individual Jackpot Winner of Powerball

On January 17, 2019, a $100 million Powerball jackpot was won by a single player. An additional $7.5 million in prize money was awarded to the fortunate winner, a 40-year-old mother who bought a high number of tickets into the drawing. She got $107,575,649 for her efforts. Because she is "so enthusiastic about [her] profession," the lady added that she had no plans to leave her position as a healthcare worker.

More Powerball Winners

Many other fortunate players have won lesser Powerball prizes, ranging from $10 million to $35 million, in previous drawings.
On August 4, 2016, a lady from Canberra won $35 million in the Powerball.
What it's like to be a $30 million Powerball winner, as told by three of the lucky winners.
On the 13th of August 2020, a guy who lost his job as a result of COVID-19 won $10 million in the Powerball drawing.

New Game Matrix

Powerball's updated game grid makes it easier for players to win more often and earn larger prizes. After introducing the new game matrix in 2018, Powerball has topped $100 million at least four times since then.

Powerball Division 1 Winners in 2019 by State

Millions of Australians rushed to buy a ticket for the $150 million Powerball prize on September 19, 2019. On July 18, 2019, the $110 million Powerball prize became the second-highest jackpot ever given. New South Wales, Victoria, and South Australia each contributed $10 million toward the $110 million grand prizes.

A breakdown of Powerball division 1 winner by the state in 2019 can be seen below:

A total of $ 164,521,259.50 was won by New South Wales in three victories.
Additionally, Victoria had three winners totaling $74,666,731.77.
77,602,912.57 dollars were won by South Australia in two separate wins.
Prizes totaling $316,790,903.84 were awarded to eight lucky winners throughout the United States.

Conclusion

Don't miss out on your opportunity to win like these Powerball winners by missing out on the next draw. The best of luck!