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Local newsagent that sold second lucky $40m ticket revealed as hunt for winner continues

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The newsagency where a winning ticket in last night's $80 million jackpot was sold has been revealed as the hunt for a second mystery winner continues.

The winner bought their ticket at Dublin Street Newsagency, Shop 2 66 Dublin Street, Smithfield, in western Sydney.

There were two division one winners in last night's $80 million jackpot – one who officials are yet to track down.

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Newsagency worker Pradeep Ahluwalia who sold one of two winner tickets to Powerball's $80 million jackpot. Nine/Today

The woman who bought the other winning ticket is a Campbelltown retiree whose grandson told her to try her luck in the Lotto.

She visited the newsagency where she bought a $7.30 ticket which would soon change her life.

The next day, she found she held one of two winning entries of the $80 million Powerball jackpot.

The owner of the Leppington newsagency where the woman bought her ticket said the win would provide a good boost to the businesses in the area.

"Lots of people will know we are here and selling the winning ticket like that," Pradeep Ahluwalia told Today.

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Back in 2013, he sold another winning ticket for $30 million.

The winning numbers of draw 1301 on Thursday, April 22, were 35, 26, 10, 17, 31, 19, and 21. The Powerball was 1.

"I don't believe it," the Campbelltown retiree said when she was told by The Lott officials of her win.

"No! No! Wow! I can't believe it.

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A Powerball lottery ticket. Supplied

"My grandson told me earlier this week, 'Grandma's going to win the lotto', and that's why I bought a ticket.

"I'm a bit gobsmacked. I'm in shock. I can't believe it.

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"I've been playing for a long time. But you never think this is going to happen to you."

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The two new instant millionaires are the fifth and sixth Powerball division one winners of 2021.

In addition to the two division one winners, there were also 2,604,499 prizes won in tonight's draw worth more than $48.71 million in divisions two to nine, The Lott said.

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There were 43 winners of the second division's $1.3 million prize pool, each entry taking home just over $31,000 each.

The 159 winners of division three are now just over $5100 richer.

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