History will be made in Thursday night’s Powerball draw with a record jackpot on offer and massive numbers of entrants.
One in three Australian adults are expected to buy a ticket in Thursday night’s whopping $100 million draw.
The jackpot is at a historic high as it has been rolled over for eight consecutive weeks, during which time no-one had all seven winning numbers and the Powerball number.
Thursday night’s $100 million Powerball draw is the equal biggest jackpot in Australia’s history
‘It’s biggest Powerball jackpot in Australia’s history and only the second time $100 million has been up for grabs,’ The Lott spokesman Matthew Hart told Daily Mail Australia.
‘If someone does take home the $100 million, it will be the largest individual Australian lottery prize ever won.’
The only other time a $100 million division one prize was up for grabs in Australia was for an Oz Lotto draw in 2012.
For those who hope to get lucky, the advice is to get your tickets early to avoid the queues.
‘One in three Australian adults are expected to enter, so we’re expecting it to be really busy at lottery outlets and online right up until the draw at 7.30pm on Thursday night,’ Mr Hart told Daily Mail Australia.
He looks forward to calling any registered division one winners straight after the draw.
‘The current record is held by a couple of Hervey Bay grandparents who won $70 million in January 2016,’ he said.
‘Before their life-changing windfall the winners confessed to never having won anything more than a chook raffle!’
Two-thirds of division one Powerball wins in 2017-18 were from QuickPick entries (pictured)
The jackpot will soar even higher and set a new Australian record if there are no division one winners on Thursday night.
‘That amount is yet to be determined,’ Mr Hart said.
He had some tips on the best ticket to get.
Joining a syndicate doesn’t offer the best odds, based on 2017-18 statistics on Powerball winners.
Two-thirds of division one Powerball wins in 2017-18 were from QuickPick entries, where numbers are randomly generated by the lottery terminal.
One in five division one winning entries for Powerball were PowerHits entries — a type of entry where the all-important Powerball number is guaranteed, which you need to win division one.
Syndicates are becoming an increasingly popular option where you can buy a share in a bigger entry that gives more chances to win by pooling your money together with friends, family or colleagues.