Overview
- A single Powerball ticket matched every number in Thursday’s draw to win the full $60 million jackpot and related prizes, with reports identifying the winner as a Queanbeyan woman who changed one number at the last minute.
- The Queanbeyan winner’s entry also secured many division-two prizes that boosted her total to about $60.6 million and she told officials she plans to share money with family and cut back work.
- Separately, a West Australian man in his 50s was one of eight division-one Saturday Lotto winners to share a $6 million pool, receiving $772,000 after a recent terminal diagnosis.
- Both Lotterywest and The Lott confirmed the wins and spokespeople noted the outcomes underline how small choices—like a Slikpik quick pick or a single-number swap—can decide large payouts.
- The results add to a year of large Australian lottery prizes and show the difference between Lotto’s division-based sharing and Powerball’s single-ticket jackpot structure, which can transform ordinary players’ finances overnight.