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A Sydney retiree thought she was being scammed when lottery officials called to tell her she'd won $4.8 million.

The Lake Macquarie resident came forward to claim her win yesterday morning for the division one winning entry, which was drawn nationally on July 12, 2021.

The Sydney man said he checked his ticket "every 10 minutes" after finding out he'd won the entire division one share of last night's Powerball draw.

Officials say it's possible someone in NSW went to bed completely unaware they won tonight's entire $30 million Powerball jackpot.

She claimed a "technical issue" affected the value of her prize money.

A South Australian man has won $10 million playing his favourite numbers after buying a ticket at the newsagency he's been going to for over six years.

The pair "nearly passed out" after they won $1 million through two separate tickets in the Monday and Wednesday draw all thanks to a husband's guilt.

A couple have found out they have won $20 million while on the school run - but still went to work.

A single player took out the entirety of last night's entire Powerball jackpot, instantly earning them a grand total of $40 million.

The winner had been a mystery, and remains a mystery.

A Victorian woman thought she was being scammed when she first saw that she had won a $40 million lotto jackpot, but now she's ready to toss in her job.

The winner, whose name is not yet known, overcame steep odds of 1 in 302.6 million, which led to three months of drawings without a claim on the jackpot - now taking home the fourth largest lotto prize in US history.

The woman from Wodonga couldn't believe her eyes when she saw the winning numbers on her computer screen.

The US Mega Millions prize has grown again to an estimated US$1.35 billion ($1.95 billion) after there was no winner of the lottery's latest giant jackpot.

While the prize has now been claimed the lucky punter's identity will remain a mystery to the public.

A mum and two dads are entering 2023 $33 million richer, with the third mystery winner revealed to be a father from Canterbury.

The mid north coast resident held the only division one winning entry nationally, which was drawn on Thursday.

The mystery person from the NSW Mid North Coast was the only division one winner in Thursday night's Powerball draw, taking home the entire jackpot.

One Victoria woman's car-trash turned out to be treasure, as she found an unclaimed lottery ticket worth $580,000.

A lone winning ticket for the record US$2.04 billion Powerball lottery jackpot was sold in Altadena, California, lottery officials have announced, making the lucky ticket holder the winner of the largest lottery prize ever.

Monday night's estimated $2.9 billion Powerball jackpot is nearly $617 million larger than the previous record jackpot and will keep growing until someone finally wins the prize.

A record Powerball jackpot in the USA grew to an even larger $1.9 billion ($2.94b) after no one won the lottery drawing on Saturday night.

Australians who won a 'Green Card' which allows them to live and work in the USA, share the benefits - and downsides.

US residents are gearing up for Wednesday night’s estimated $US1.2 billion ($1.89 billion) Powerball jackpot.

A New South Wales man's life has transformed in an instant after he discovered he was the lucky winner of a $20 million Lotto draw.

A Western Australian man who won a share in largest lottery prize in Australian history as a part of a syndicate said the group had never played before.

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Up to half of Australian adults are expected to have bought an entry to try their luck in to Powerball draw 1380 before it closes at 7.30pm AEST.

Lottery players are being urged to search for their old tickets, with a staggering $22.3 million worth of prizes yet to be claimed across the country.

The winning numbers for draw 1379 on Thursday night were 14, 33, 11, 25, 17, 24 and six and the Powerball was 18.

Lottery officials The Lott said the unregistered ticket was bought in the City of Casey, in Melbourne's south-east.

A Tasmanian man has won a $2 million Father's Day payoff after playing the same numbers for decades. 

A single ticket bought in a Chicago suburb beat the odds and won a $US1.337 billion ($1.91 7 billion) Mega Millions jackpot.

The new estimated jackpot will be the nation's fourth-largest lottery prize.

Australia's luckiest postcode is in Perth's south, at least when it comes to lottery wins.

A mystery Queenslander is an unknowing multi-millionaire after scoring a $30 million Oz Lotto jackpot.

The ACT man was so excited he answered the phone on the first ring.

It has been a day of celebration at Sunshine Marketplace Lotto in Melbourne's west after it sold Powerball's $40 million winning ticket.

A Queensland woman who walked away with more than $1 million after Saturday's Gold Lotto said she had a strong feeling she would hit the jackpot.

The winning numbers in Powerball draw 1357 on Thursday, May 19 were 15, 34, 5, 11, 28, 8 and 27. The Powerball number was 3.

The player, from Tullamarine, north-west of the city, had the only winning division one entry in Oz Lotto last night.

A man from Queanbeyan, New South Wales, has walked away with more than $5.5 million dollars in a momentous Oz Lotto win after playing the same numbers for 30 years.

Australians' chances of winning big in the Oz Lotto could become even slimmer as Tabcorp looks to restructure the weekly draw.

Port Adelaide woman mistakenly given a third ticket in multimillion-dollar draw.

A young Queensland woman has still gone to work today after she became an overnight multi-millionaire.

A Queensland mum started her morning screaming, shaking and crying after discovering she won $25 million in last night's Oz Lotto jackpot.

A Brisbane man says he is in disbelief after winning $60 million in Thursday night's Powerball draw.

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