A man in Australia has claimed the entire $150 million Powerball jackpot, becoming Australia’s biggest single lottery winner to date.The winning tickets for Wednesday night’s draw were bought in Adelaide, South Australia. According to lottery website The Lot, the identity of the winner is unknown as the ticket has no link to a player card or online account.
The winning numbers were 18, 29, 34, 8, 4, 28 and 6, with the Powerball ranking 11th.
Lott advises Powerball participants to check their tickets and winning numbers.
Lot representative Khat Intrachai is anxiously waiting for the winner to come forward and collect the prize. He revealed that millions more may still be unaware of their big win and highlighted the surreal experience of walking away with $150 million worth of tickets unknowingly.
Previously, Australia’s biggest Powerball prize of $200 million was split between two winners in February.Lottery officials are urging all South Australians and foreigners who bought tickets for Wednesday night’s draw to verify their entries.
According to The Lot , the South Australian winners have a one-year prize period. After this period, the application for the award from the state government will commence.
In addition to the $150 million jackpot winner, Wednesday’s drawing had 4,433,211 winners in categories two through nine, winning more than $89.3 million combined.
For those wondering what to do if they win the lottery, experts recommend keeping the report.