As much as half of Australian adults are anticipated to have purchased an entry to strive their luck in to Powerball draw 1380 earlier than it closes at 7.30pm AEST.
The Lott's Matt Hart has defined that if one particular person takes dwelling the jackpot they may develop into Australia's largest particular person lottery winner.
"Tonight I might be standing by prepared to succeed in out to any division one winner," he advised Right this moment.
"I get a bit nervous, I'll know maybe that your life has modified endlessly, you might not know."
The Lott has shared that Powerball's earlier main winners have sometimes spent their prizes shopping for new properties, dream holidays and serving to others.
"One clear pattern amongst Powerball division one winners is wanting to assist those that mattered essentially the most to them, from household and pals to causes near their coronary heart. One winner advised us they stunned members of the family with money in an empty chocolate field," The Lott's James Eddy mentioned.
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"Many winners inform us how a few of their long-held desires – similar to upgrading their smile with a brand new set of tooth or just shopping for an even bigger and higher TV – are lastly inside attain.
"One winner could not wait to seize a Dyson vacuum cleaner, whereas one other wished to deal with themselves to a shiny pair of R.M. Williams boots.
Eddy mentioned earlier Powerball division one winners had "had three core suggestions" for anybody who gained tonight's $160 million jackpot.
"Search monetary recommendation so that you and your loved ones benefit from the prize for generations to come back, take your time to plan what you'd love to do, and, most significantly, savour the second," he mentioned.
The probabilities of successful division one in Powerball, based mostly on one commonplace sport, are 1 in 134,490,400.
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