A man in a live TV interview has revealed he will skip town and leave his wife behind if he wins Thursday’s record $200million Powerball’s draw.
Mark Orval, a former AFL player, was on his morning walk in the Gold Coast when he wasn’t recognised by a Sunrise reporter who asked him what he would do with the winnings
‘(I’d) pack my bags, disappear, tell my missus I’m sick, and I’ll never be home again, and she’ll never know about it,’ he said.
The comment prompted gasps from the show’s hosts, with the reporter saying ‘watch out if you’re this guy’s missus’.
The jackpot is the largest in Australian history after it jumped from last week’s $150million grand prize which saw no grand prize winner.
Former AFL player turned social media star, Mark Orval (pictured), told Sunrise he would leave his wife if he wins Powerball’s record $200million jackpot on Thursday night
Sunrise host, Edwina Bartholomew, said ‘there might be a few conversations going on in that household today, Lotto win or not’.
The former Collingwood player turned social media personality under the name ‘AngryDad’ took to Instagram to say he was joking and apologised to his wife, Sharon.
‘How ironic I was going for a leisurely stroll at 5.30am planning my getaway after tonight and bang, I get asked my plan and foolishly gave it away,’ he said.
‘Sorry Sharon I was clearly joking.’
Mr Orval would later ironically comment that ‘divorce is on the horizon’ on a post his wife made of her watching the segment.
The multimillion dollar prize – the biggest lottery prize offered in Australian history – will be life-changing for one lucky winner when the winning numbers are drawn and announced after entries close at 7.30pm.

The jackpot is the largest lottery prize offered in Australian history, with punters around the nation expected to be on the edge of their seats for the winning numbers to be drawn
The winning Powerball numbers are drawn at 8.30pm Australian standard time and at 9.30pm for states and territories that observe daylight saving time.
The Lott spokesperson James Eddy said plenty of Aussies are set to scramble to get their tickets online in the lead-up to the draw.
‘We’re anticipating a rush online and in-store in the lead-up to the record breaking $200million Powerball draw,’ he said.
‘Given the anticipation of the record-breaking [prize], our advice to players is to get in early to avoid missing out on the chance to change your life.’
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