Karl Stefanovic was left in fits of laughter over a cheeky pun used during a segment offering up tips on how to win Thursday night s $80million Powerball jackpot.
The Today host was listening to Gold Coast newsagent Karen Randall on Thursday morning discuss the numbers most and least frequently drawn to give punters the best chance of becoming instant millionaires.
She also provided an explainer on how the game worked. There s two buckets of balls with Powerball. You ve got your blue balls Karl and Ally and then you ve got your silver Powerball and that s the one you ve got to get to win the big one, Ms Randall said.
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Thursday s Powerball is the biggest jackpot offered by an Australian lottery game since July 2020, with up to one-in-four adults buying an entry into the draw.
The Lott spokeswoman Lauren Cooney said there was an afternoon rush of entrants. It s a trend we certainly see in the lead up to every big jackpot, ticket sales peaking on the afternoon of the draw, just as people are knocking off work for the day, she said. I imagine there are a few people out there who have pre-written their resignation letters in their minds in the hope that their numbers are the ones drawn tonight.
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A stunned retiree who scooped $40million in Thursday night s Powerball draw has told how a chance conversation with a family member led to her life-changing win.
The punter, from Campbelltown in Sydney s south-west, shared the $80million jackpot with another entrant after they both landed the division one prize.
The woman said she was a seasoned lotto veteran but only bought a ticket this week after receiving some words of encouragement from her grandson.
A stunned retiree has told how a few words of encouragement from her grandson led to her $40million jackpot win in Thursday s Powerball draw My grandson told me earlier this week, ‘Grandma’s going to win the lotto’ and that’s why I bought a ticket, she said.