One Aussie has no idea they’ve won a share of $20 million
Four people have won a share of yesterday’s $20 million Powerball jackpot but only three know it.
Winners in Murrarie in Queensland, Nambucca Heads in New South Wales and Berwick in Victoria have been told they’ve snared $5.2 million each but one player from Cabramatta in New South Wales may still be unaware.
One person still may not know they’re $5.2 million richer. Supplied
The ticket was purchased from Saigon Bookshop & Lottery in Cabramatta Mall.
While the buyer was registered, officials have been unable to reach them on the phone.
This is only the second time in the past decade that a Powerball jackpot has been shared by four winners.
The winner from Nambucca Heads had some choice words at the news.
“F---king hell! Oh my god. What the hell!” she screamed.
“Oh my god. I think I’m dying. I’ve just fallen to the floor at work.
“What the f---? This is crazy. Is this seriously real?
“These are all my favourite numbers. Oh my god.
“This is an absolute life-changer. I’m a very hard worker but this means I'll be able to take some time off and work a bit less.
“I’m shaking!”
The winner from Murrarie had his dogs’ leashes in hand and was ready to head out for a walk when he got the call.
“Oh s---!” he exclaimed.
“Wow! I’ve won $5 million? I haven’t looked at it!
“I’m in shock. I was just about to walk out the door to take the dogs to the beach.
“I’m on cloud nine.”
While the Queenslander is already retired, the multi-million-dollar windfall will allow his wife to follow suit.
Touchingly, the Berwick winner said the win had turned his luck around.
“No way! No way!” he said.
“I woke up at night because I’ve been having a tough time with my health and I decided to check my ticket. I then had to wake up my wife. We were so shocked!
“We didn’t believe it at first. We thought something was not right.
“We just bought a house so we’ll pay that off first.
“This will really help things!”
The winning numbers were 19, 10, 1, 14, 11, 32 and 16. The Powerball number was 11.
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