CHRISTMAS MIRACLE: Retired Adelaide Mum Wins $20 MILLION Powerball Jackpot – and She Had the Ticket Sitting in Her Purse for a WEEK!
- A retired Hackham woman has scored the ultimate Christmas present – a $20 million Powerball jackpot!
- She only checked her ticket on Friday morning, and had been carrying it around in her purse for a whole week.
- The lucky winner plans to donate to charity and help her family with the life-changing windfall.
- The win is part of a wave of holiday fortune that has swept the nation, with multiple Aussies taking home life-changing lottery wins.
In a heart-stopping moment, the retired Adelaide mum discovered she had won the massive $20 million Powerball jackpot – and she had been carrying the winning ticket in her purse for a whole week!
“My hands are shaking! I just can’t believe it,” she exclaimed, her voice trembling with excitement, as she spoke to an official from The Lott.
The winning ticket was purchased at the Colonnades Lotto Kiosk in Noarlunga, just minutes from her home. The winning numbers for the December 25 draw were 7, 23, 29, 20, 11, 16 and 17, with the Powerball number also 17.
As news of her win sank in, the lucky mum revealed she plans to make significant donations to several charities close to her heart, and of course, help her family. “I always like to give where I can, no matter what amount. Now I can give a little more,” she said.
But she’s not the only Aussie to strike it lucky over the holidays. A Victorian man from Taylors Hill won a $946,000 TattsLotto division one win, sending his quiet holiday weekend into overdrive. “We’re out fishing and celebrating already,” he said, admitting he’d downed “four or five cups of coffee” while scrolling through house listings.
Meanwhile, a NSW woman from Silverdale won an Instant Scratch-Its top prize worth $1,000 a week for five years. “We couldn’t believe it. I think I’ll save the prize for a rainy day,” she said.
And the new year is off to a multimillion-dollar start for two players who split the $15 million Oz Lotto jackpot, each pocketing a staggering $7.5 million. One winner, from Albany Creek in Queensland, was driving home from the gym when he received the call and had to pull over. “Oh my god,” he said, shocked into silence.
A humble Kempsey mum was also left overwhelmed after discovering she’d scored $200,000 in the Lucky Lotteries Mega Jackpot – a windfall she said arrived at exactly the right moment. “You don’t know how much this means to me,” she said. “This win will truly help make a real difference.”