Single Ticket Wins Massive AU$60M Powerball Jackpot

The winner of a massive Powerball jackpot in Australia nearly missed his chance for the prize after almost forgetting to buy a ticket. That’s the case of a Bribie Island man, who scored the mind-blowing AU$60 million ($37.7 million) Powerball prize on Thursday night.

The Lottery Player Nearly Missed the Life-Changing Prize

The Queensland resident holds the single division one winning entry for the whole country for Powerball’s draw 1499 which was held on Thursday, February 9, 2025. As a result, the fortunate lottery player will collect the entire AU$60 million ($37.7 million) Powerball jackpot.

Thursday night’s drawing saw winning numbers 20, 23, 34, 19, 24, 31 and 10 drawn, along with Powerball number 14. Had the Bribie Island man not guessed correctly the Powerball number, he wouldn’t have scored the mind-blowing jackpot prize.

The lucky man purchased his ticket via The Lott’s official app. The man’s winning 3-game PowerHit entry follows another mind-blowing prize won only recently. Earlier this week, an Aussie woman scored AU$100 million ($62.8 million) from Oz Lotto, becoming the winner of the largest individual lottery win from the popular game.

As the lucky Powerball jackpot winner was just about to fall asleep, he was contacted by an official of The Lott to notify him of the big win. The man was shocked and in disbelief of what had just happened. “Is that real? I can’t stop laughing. Holy s***! I’ve won $60 million?! Now my wife can’t stop laughing too. She’s in shock,” the man revealed.

The lucky winner said that he has been playing the same lottery numbers for 10 or 15 years. He added: “Funnily enough, I don’t always play them, sometimes I switch it up but luckily, I used them tonight!” The Queensland resident also said that while he saw an email regarding the jackpot in the morning, he said he’ll buy a ticket later. Admitting that he was distracted, the lucky man said that at some point, he remembered he had to buy a ticket. Luckily for him, this brought him the life-changing prize.

A Dream Come True

The newly minted multi-millionaire mentioned a dream he had a few months back. At the time, he dreamt of playing the lottery together with a friend and winning AU$40 million ($25.1 million). Since then, his friend always buys a ticket when the jackpot is above AU$40 million ($25.1 million).

The Powerball jackpot winner was asked about his plans on how he would spend the newfound fortune. He said he will treat his kids and friends, also mentioned buying his mom a car. Finally, the winner said that the jackpot brought such excitement that it would be difficult for him and his wife to sleep.