{"id":817574,"date":"2026-07-22T23:50:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T23:50:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/817574\/"},"modified":"2026-07-22T23:50:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T23:50:09","slug":"the-postcodes-cashing-in-as-australias-lotto-wins-hit-1-53-billion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/817574\/","title":{"rendered":"The postcodes cashing in as Australia’s lotto wins hit $1.53 billion"},"content":{"rendered":"

Somewhere between a Cairns servo and a Sydney newsagent, this year\u2019s luckiest Australians found out life can change with a single ticket.<\/p>\n

Australia\u2019s lottery winners have just had their year laid bare, and the numbers are staggering. According to The Lott, 492 division one prizes were won across the country in FY26, handing out more than $1.53 billion between 1 July 2025 and 30 June 2026.<\/p>\n

Victoria took out the most wins nationally, with 138 division one prizes worth over $427 million. New South Wales pipped it for total prize money though, banking $452.8 million thanks to a run of big jackpots, including a $60 million Powerball win in Queanbeyan.<\/p>\n

The single biggest prize of the year went to a retired man from Altona in Victoria, who scooped an $80 million Powerball jackpot, the largest individual win recorded anywhere in the country during FY26.<\/p>\n

New South Wales also created the most new millionaires, 91 in total, followed by Victoria (82), Queensland (66) and Western Australia (65).<\/p>\n

Certain postcodes proved particularly lucky. Cairns and Earlville\u2019s 4870 sold four division one winning entries in Queensland, matched by Melbourne\u2019s CBD postcode of 3000. In Western Australia, Morley and Australind outlets each sold three winning tickets, while eleven NSW postcodes, spanning Sydney\u2019s CBD to Denman in the Upper Hunter, each produced two division one wins.<\/p>\n

Regionally, Melbourne\u2019s southeast and Sydney\u2019s central and northern suburbs saw the most winning entries, while the Gold Coast led Queensland with 13 division one wins worth $28.1 million.<\/p>\n

Even the smaller states had big moments. The ACT\u2019s biggest win was a $40 million Powerball prize scooped by a Woden man, while an Alice Springs resident picked up the Northern Territory\u2019s biggest ever lottery win, $25 million, in October 2025.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery draw is entirely random, and every entry has its own chance of winning, but the data does show some postcodes enjoyed a particularly memorable run of division one success,\u201d The Lott spokesperson Matt Hart said.<\/p>\n

\"Maureen<\/p>\n

Maureen Jordan<\/a><\/p>\n

Maureen Jordan holds a Bachelor of Arts (Economics) and a Law Degree (Honours) and has carved a niche in the media to balance her world of work and family.
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\nHer company, the Switzer Group, owns divisions in media and publishing and financial services.
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\nDuring her 25 year involvement in media and publishing, Maureen has held Editor in Chief roles for esteemed publications such as Charter Magazine for the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia and has authored several books including Women Entrepreneurs, which she wrote for the Federal Office of Women, Small Business Start Up Guide published by Allen & Unwin and Finding And Managing Your Mortgage, Wiley Publishing.
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\nAs group publisher of Switzer Media & Publishing, Maureen has initiated and managed the publication of specialty books, magazines and content for some of the country’s leading organisations. Clients include Optus, the Mortgage & Finance Industry Association, IBM, Hewlett Packard, the Commonwealth Bank, Telstra, AMP, IP Australia, Yahoo 7, the University of NSW and law firm Griffith Hack.
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\nSwitzer Media & Publishing holds the Australian & New Zealand licence for Harper\u2019s Bazaar and Maureen is the Publisher of both the monthly magazine and the Harper\u2019s Bazaar website.
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\nSuch is Maureen’s commitment to business that in 1996 she was inducted into the Australian Business Women’s Hall of Fame in Melbourne, as well as being a finalist in the Sydney Business Review’s Business Women of the Year 2003.
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\nEarly in her career, Maureen taught in both the secondary school system – public and private – as well as teaching at the University of New South Wales.
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\nMaureen’s knowledge of small business and the economy, combined with her legal skills as a solicitor, has enabled her to not only put a firm footing under her own long-established business, but has also given her the credibility to assist others.<\/p>\n


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