One Powerball player wins $60 million jackpot

Australia’s latest Powerball winner will pocket a cool $60 million after a last-minute number swap delivered her a mammoth windfall.

The division one prize for draw 1567 surged to the life-changing amount after the jackpot went unclaimed for four consecutive weeks.

It was won on Thursday by just a single entrant — a woman from Queanbeyan in NSW.

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The winning numbers were 26, 30, 10, 34, 16, 5 and 12. The Powerball was 11.

“I actually changed one of the numbers on the PowerHit,” the winner told gaming officials, moments after the life-changing prize haul.

“I did a fast select on the ticket, but then then thought I had too many numbers in the 30s. I had 33 and 34, so I took out 33 and made it 5.

“How insane is that?”

‘I’m an everyday worker’

Her total prize included an additional $638,000 after her PowerHit entry scored division two 19 times.

The woman described herself as an “everyday worker” who was paying off her home and struggling with cost-of-living expenses.

“Up until 10 minutes ago, I had a mortgage,” she said.
 
“I’ll keep working for now but it might not be full time.
 
“I’m still young enough to enjoy this, share it with the family and make sure everyone’s comfortable for the rest of my life.”

$9 billion milestone

Thursday’s prize is the second-most lucrative of 2026.

It was also a milestone moment, taking the collective amount won in division one since the first draw on May 23, 1996 past $9 billion.

There has now been 588 division one winners in the game’s 30-year history.

“Not surprisingly, Powerball has created some of the most memorable moments in Australian lottery history,” The Lott spokesperson Matt Hart said.

“It holds the record for the biggest jackpot – a $200 million prize drawn on 1 February 2024 and shared by two players.

“Powerball also created Australia’s biggest individual lottery winner – a South Australian man scored $150 million in May 2024.”

A Victorian man claimed the biggest lottery prize of the year — $80m draw — in February.