Lotto: Australian pockets more than $20 million with division one Powerball win

Chloe Maher
The Nightly
One lucky Australian has begun 2025 on a prosperous note after scoring a huge Lotto win.
One lucky Australian has begun 2025 on a prosperous note after scoring a huge Lotto win. Credit: Supplied

One lucky Australian has begun 2025 on a prosperous note after scoring a huge Lotto win.

The Aussie managed to choose seven winning numbers plus the Powerball, landing them with a staggering $20,809,257.29 division one win.

Division two produced two winners who will each pocket a cool $241,154.45.

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More good fortune was felt across division three, with 57 winners enjoying a cash boost to the tune of $10,519.80.

The winning numbers for draw #1494 are 21, 27, 9, 22, 15, 18 and 8. The Powerball is 19.

Lotto luck comes after two Aussies closed out 2024 on a high after winning more than $200,000 in the Boxing Day Powerball draw.

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