Powerball draw #1561: One Aussie wins entire eye-watering $40 million

One ticketholder has had their life changed forever after they won the entire $40 million jackpot on Thursday evening.

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A single lucky ticket holder from Victoria has scored the entire $50 Division 1 Powerball jackpot from Thursday night’s draw.
A single lucky ticket holder from Victoria has scored the entire $50 Division 1 Powerball jackpot from Thursday night’s draw. Credit: Supplied Source Unknown

One ticketholder has had their life changed forever after they won the entire $40 million jackpot on Thursday evening.

The winning numbers were 27, 13, 15, 19, 14, 3, and 7, and the Powerball was 18.

Division two saw 21 winners scoop $36,310.60 each and 104 players won a handy $9068 each.

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The eye-watering win follows on from last week when the as the jackpot rolled over to $40 million when nobody won a division one prize.

The win follows on from one lucky punter winning $15 million in Tuesday’s Oz Lotto draw.

There were five winners in division two, who each won a tidy $48,254.95.

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