With $100 million up for grabs on Thursday, lottery bosses have revealed some secrets to winning.
So far this year, 11 Powerball division one winning entries have pocketed more than $492 million.
Five of these wins were in New South Wales, four were in Queensland, and one each in South Australia and Victoria.
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Meanwhile, the suburbs in each state and territory that were home to the outlets that sold the most division-one winning entries have been revealed.
In Queensland, the postcode 4655 for Eli Waters/Urraween in Hervey Bay sold four division one winning entries.
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In New South Wales, the postcode 2000 for Sydney CBD sold four division one winning entries.
In the ACT, the postcode of 2911 for Mitchell sold the territory’s biggest division one prize.
In Victoria, the postcode 3000 for Melbourne sold four division one winning entries.
In Tasmania, the postcode 7320 for Burnie sold the Apple Isle’s biggest division one prize.
In South Australia, the postcode 5108 for Salisbury sold South Australia’s biggest division one prize.
In the top-end, the postcode 0810 for Casuarina delivered the Northern Territory’s biggest division one prize.
In Western Australia, the postcode 6054 for Bassendean sold two division one winning entries.
While Powerball is a game of chance, and every number has an equal chance of being drawn, there are some numbers drawn out of the barrel more often than others.
From the main barrel, where seven winning numbers are drawn from 35, the most frequently drawn numbers are 17, seven, three and nine, while the least frequently drawn are 15, 33, 31 and 26.
From the separate Powerball barrel, where a single Powerball number is drawn from 20, the most frequently drawn Powerball numbers are two and four, while the least frequently drawn Powerball numbers are 14 and 16.
The $100 million jackpot for Powerball draw on Thursday is the third-biggest jackpot offered by any Australian lottery game in 2024 and the sixth-biggest jackpot in Australian lottery history.
“If just one person takes home the entire $100 million prize on Thursday night, they’ll not only receive a substantial boost to their bank account but also share the crown of Australia’s third biggest lottery winner ever,” The Lott spokesperson Matt Hart, said.
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