‘Are you fair dinkum?’ The VERY Australian reaction of one Powerball winner who became an overnight millionaire along with lottery syndicate mates
- Nationwide search for the country’s newest multi-millionaire after latest draw
- Winning numbers are 13, 19, 18, 17, 11, 16, 20 and the Powerball number was 15
- The most common winning numbers for Powerball are 17, 9, 2, 7, 11, 20 and 32
Ten Queensland lottery players have received the life-changing news they’ve each won a share of a $60million Powerball prize.
The players – part of a ten-share store syndicate in Townsville – held the only division one winning entry in Thursday nights Powerball jackpot.
Each lotto player will take home a whopping $6million.
One of the winners, a couple in Kirwan, had a very true-blue reaction to becoming overnight millionaires.
‘Are you fair dinkum?’, the couple questioned.
‘Honestly? Honesty? I think someone must be pulling my leg!’ the husband said.
‘I think I may have just retired.
The hunt is one for Australia’s latest multimillionaire after the numbers were drawn for this week’s $60million Powerball jackpot (stock image)
Another Townsville man was watching the footy when he got the call.
‘Holy sh**!’ he said.
‘If it was raining movie stars, I’d end up with Lassie!
‘Put it this way, my children and grandchildren can live a very comfortable life now!’
The winning numbers were 13, 19, 18, 17, 11, 16, 20 and the Powerball was 15.
Some of the syndicate shares are unregistered, sparking a nationwide search for the ticketholders who have no idea they’ve become instant millionaires.
The winning syndicate entry was sold at Shop 177, Willow Shopping Centre, 13 Hervey Range Road, Thuringowa Central.
Nextra Willows News owner Robert Amisano said he was thrilled his store syndicate had taken home the big bucks.
‘What’s even better is that it’s has been shared by 10 players’, he said,
‘Sharing it around is just amazing! It’s great to have some good news to talk about!’
It comes after Australia’s biggest ever lottery winner opens about her incredible jackpot prize.
The unnamed Sydney nurse won $107million in January 2019 – and she still hasn’t told even some of her closest friends.
‘There’s only a handful of people who know the full truth,’ she told an official from The Lott.
‘Honestly, everyone I told broke down in tears, happy tears.
‘I don’t think one person didn’t have a little cry. They were all genuinely so happy and excited for me.’
Despite the incredible win, she decided to stay on as a nurse.
‘Nursing is something that is in my DNA,’ she said.
‘I can’t not do it.’
Initially so overwhelmed by the news, she took some time to build up the courage to tell people.
‘The people I have told were all so thrilled to be let in on the secret and to be one of the people who helped guide me in the right direction,’ she explained.
‘I have a small group of very loyal friends, and you just don’t know how people will react, but I haven’t had any negative responses.
‘No one has told me that I’ve changed or anything like that. And I haven’t changed, it doesn’t matter how much money I have, people need me to be me and that’s really important.’