Powerball draw #1557: Pair of punters become instant millionaires after winning $5 million each
A pair of punters won’t have to worry about petrol prices anytime soon after winning a staggering $5 million each in Thursday’s Powerball draw.
A pair of punters won’t have to worry about petrol prices anytime soon after winning an even slice of Thursday’s $10 million jackpot.
The two division one winning ticketholders will scoop a staggering $5 million each for securing the top Powerball prize.
Another 20 Aussies picked up a handy $19,310.90 cash injection after matching the seven winning numbers for a division two windfall.
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By continuing you agree to our Terms and Privacy Policy.The winning numbers for draw #1557 were 18, 35, 22, 25, 4, 9 and 20. The crucial Powerball was 15.
The epic win comes one week after a Victorian man set off the $50m Powerball jackpot on March 12.
The new-found multi-millionaire, from Wydham Vale, was the only player to score the mind boggling sum.
The man initially nearly missed the news of his win after ignoring an email alert about the result.
“Is it true?” he gasped when he finally contacted lottery officials.
“I actually saw your first email and I didn’t even open it. I assumed it was junk and deleted it.
“But then I received another email, and I thought, ‘maybe I’ll check the app’.
“Unbelievable! Fifty million dollars! That’s insane!”
