“Powerball has only offered an $80 million division one prize four times in its 23-year history,” she said.“In fact, Powerball soared to
$80 million in July 2009, August 2018, January 2019 and July 2019.”
Coinciding with the major prize, it has also been announced there are 23 winners still yet to claim lottery prizes from Gold Lotto,
TattsLotto and other lotteries dating back to 2014.
However, for those wanting to get their hands on the $80 million on Thursday, there are a number of ways to increase your odds of winning
the entire division one prize.To win division one you need to have all
seven numbers and the Powerball.
All seven numbers without the all-important Powerball can win a division two prize, but won’t score you the entire $80 million.A
Powerhit entry, which costs $24, guarantees you the Powerball number,
but then it’s up to you to ensure the other seven numbers are correct.
Some numbers have been drawn more than others but it’s purely down to luck.However, it could be tempting to pick the historically lucky
numbers.Since April 2018, no number had been drawn more than 17, which
was picked 23 times.
Two and 11 have each been drawn 19 times while seven and 22 were picked 18.As for the all-important Powerball, 19 and three were each
drawn seven times.
Melbourne’s suburb of St Albans sold four division one winning entries in the last financial year, with winnings totalling more than
$29 million.
Werribee and Point Cook, in the same postcode, also sold four division one winning prize tickets between them, totalling more than
$6.7 million.Griffith in Canberra sold three division one winning
tickets.
Sydney’s suburbs of Lalor Park and Seven Hills shared three winners between them, with winnings totalling more than $2.4 million.The Moreton
Bay Region, north of Brisbane, could be considered to be southeast
Queensland’s luckiest place to buy a ticket.
Between Warner and Bray Park, three division one winners bought their tickets in those suburbs.In Central Queensland, Gladstone and
Gladstone West also shared three winners.
The appropriately named suburb of Success, in Perth’s south, had four winners who scored a total of more than $2.1 million.Morphett Vale
and Woodcroft in Adelaide shared three winners.In the Northern
Territory, Nightcliff, Coolalinga and Parap each sold a division one
winning ticket.
