The pot has hit $100 million after the earlier 5 Powerball attracts delivered no division one winners.
The Lott expects that “up to half” of the adults within the nation would choose up a ticket earlier than purchases shut at 7.30pm AEST.
“The last time we had a $100 million Powerball draw was only six weeks ago when a Bankstown dad pocketed the entire jackpot prize and became Australia’s second-biggest individual lottery winner,” The Lott spokesperson Anna Hobdell stated.
“On that occasion, the peak of sales was at 6.29pm on the day of the draw when more than 8227 tickets were sold in a single minute.”
People who do punt on a ticket are suggested to register any entries to a participant card or on-line account to allow them to be contacted after the draw in the event that they win a bit of the pie.
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Source: www.9news.com.au
