It's the third biggest prize offered in Australia and may have crowned the largest single lottery winner ever.
Tradies labelled heroes after saving children from bus crash that claimed driver's lifeThe Lott spokesperson Matt Hart said there had only ever been five draws offering a jackpot of $150 million or more.
"If just one person takes home this $150 million prize on Thursday night, they'll make history by becoming the nation's biggest-ever individual lottery winner," he said, before the draw. "The last time Powerball offered a $150 million prize was in January this year when the peak of sales was at 6.15pm on the day of the draw when 7455 tickets were sold in a single minute."
While The Lott quickly confirmed there was only a single winning entry tonight, it wasn't clear if that was just one person or belonged to a syndicate.Statisticians say there is a greater chance of being hit by lightning than winning the massive prize but it's a chance millions were willing to take.
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