One lucky Aussie scoops entire $60 million Powerball jackpot

One lucky Aussie has just become a multi-millionaire, taking home the entire $60 million jackpot from tonight’s Powerball draw.

The life-changing windfall comes after four consecutive weeks of no major wins, allowing the top prize to skyrocket.

The winning ticket was purchased in NSW or the ACT, but all other details are yet to be released.

If the ticket was registered, the new millionaire will be getting an exciting phone call from The Lott confirming the good news.

To take out tonight’s top prize, players needed to match all seven numbers plus the all-important Powerball.

Tonight’s numbers are 5, 10, 12, 16, 26, 30 and 34, with the Powerball 11.

The win has made the player the second-highest Powerball winner this year.

It has also pushed Powerball’s total prize money tally beyond $9 billion.

Since the game’s conception on May 23, 1996, 587 division one winners have taken home $8,975,858,948.18 between them.

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2026’s biggest Powerball winner scooped $80m jackpot

In February, a Victorian man won the entire $80m jackpot, instantly becoming one of the state’s biggest lottery winners on record.

Officials from The Lott initially struggled to reach the Altona man after the draw, with calls going straight to voicemail — only for his message bank to be full. After several attempts, he eventually answered.

“Oh my god! Are you joking?!” he cried.

“I can’t believe it! Oh my god! I can’t stop crying. It couldn’t have come at a better time.”

The man said his “family had been through a rough trot” lately and “this is just the best news”.

“You have no idea how much this means to me,” he said.

“I’ve never won anything in my life.”

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