The Powerball jackpot has skyrocketed to $160 million, making it the largest ever lottery prize in the country’s history.
Gamblers have a chance to win the dazzling cash prize of Powerball draw 1380 on Thursday night.
The record amount comes after there were no first division winners in the Powerball draw 1379 last week.
The Powerball jackpot has risen to $160 million, making it the largest ever lottery prize in the country’s history
The winning numbers were 14, 33, 11, 25, 17, 24 and six and the Powerball was 18.
About 15 bettors won the second division and will split a $2 million prize pool among themselves.
The biggest Powerball win ever was set at $107 million and was won in 2019 by a nurse from Sydney.
The proud mom opened up about her win two years later in 2021, revealing that she thought she had won $107,000.
She revealed that she was sticking to her normal life, surprising Australians by saying that both she and her husband would keep their jobs.
She had an unexpected piece of advice for those who win Lotto: “If it’s possible and you can stand it, wake up the next morning and go to work.”
She advised Aussies to continue with their normal daily lives to give yourself time to think.
“It gives you normalcy, and it lets the news sink in slowly.”
“Run, not walk, to a really good financial advisor,” said the Sydney winner.
‘It takes two weeks for the prize money to come in. I used those two weeks to hire a financial advisor I really trusted.’
She advises winners to be careful who they tell.
“Only a handful of people know,” she said of her win.
“Take time to think about who you could tell before sharing the news with your family and friends, and let the story get out of the headlines first.
“I have a small group of very loyal friends and you just don’t know how people will react, but I haven’t had any negative reactions.
“If this news affects relationships in a negative way, then it’s probably time that relationship ended anyway, and that’s just natural.
‘Frankly, everyone we told was in tears, real happy tears!
“The people I’ve told it to were all so excited to hear the secret and be one of the people to point me in the right direction.
“No one ever asked me for money, not one person. I told people it was locked up.’
She added that when she told her boss about her win, it was not followed by a letter of resignation, but a confirmation that she would stick with her career.
“When I told my boss, she just grabbed me and gave me the biggest hug,” she said.
“She was so excited, but it was hard for me to tell her at first because you just don’t know how it’s going to go.
“She was more concerned about whether I would quit my job, but I told her to keep working.
‘Nursing is in my DNA. I can’t not do it!’
While she continued to live a modest life, the sober nurse said it was the little things she wouldn’t normally be able to afford.
‘It is a luxury to be able to buy fresh flowers. It’s the little things I don’t have to feel guilty about,” she said.
“I can now buy a nicer bottle of wine… after celebrating with a cheap bottle of Chardonnay.”
The biggest Powerball win ever was set at $107 million and was won in 2019 by a nurse from Sydney
But the nurse revealed that the real price of her record profit was that she could afford experiences with her family.
“I love books and it’s great to be able to go to a bookstore and buy any book I want. It’s things like that that I don’t take for granted,’ she said.
“And it’s incredible to be able to travel with the kids. We never thought we could afford that. It was always out of reach for us, so those memories are invaluable.”
In addition to this luxury, the Sydney family bought a beautiful home and hoped that future generations would continue to live in it.