A Lara man, who never usually watches the lottery draws on television, decided to tune in last night and saw his numbers come up one by one, delivering a $12 million Powerball win.
So far in 2024, there have been three division one winning entries in the Geelong and Southwest region, collectively taking home more than $17.42 million in prize money.
Remarkably, the winner still woke up and went to work today as usual but mentioned that his days on the job were numbered.
“It honestly hasn’t sunk in,” he laughed when speaking to an official from The Lott this morning.
“It’s a lot of money to process. I can’t remember the last time I’ve watched a lottery draw on TV, but for some odd reason, I decided to watch it last night. I couldn’t believe what I was seeing when my numbers started to come up.
“I have my numbers memorised off by heart, and I had recently added in a new number because of someone’s birthday. I’m not going to tell anyone. I’m going to keep it on the down low and process it all.
“This will be a huge help towards the future. I’ve already started to wind down my hours and this will really help me transition into retirement.”
His winning entry was purchased at Lara Lotto Cards & Gifts.
Lara Lotto Cards & Gifts owner Meena Misra said her team were so excited to have sold a division one winning entry in last night’s Powerball draw.
“We’re so happy and it’s great knowing our team sold a division one winning entry worth a life-changing $12 million,” she said.
“The last time we sold a ticket that won a major lottery prize was in March this year when our group syndicate took out $2.5 million in a TattsLotto Superdraw.
“Congratulations to the winning man and we wish him all the best with his prize. We hope his prize allows him to spread joy and do something nice.”
The winning numbers in Powerball draw 1468 on Thursday July 4 were 8, 9, 21, 6, 12, 13 and 30. The Powerball number was 4.
