One lucky ticket holder becomes Australia's newest mega-millionaire in Thursday night's massive draw
One incredibly fortunate New South Wales player has claimed the entire $100 million Powerball jackpot in Thursday night's Draw 1517, becoming one of Australia's biggest individual lottery winners in history.
The last time Powerball hit $100m heights was in November. Only six people have ever won a Powerball prize of $100 million or more.
The life-changing winning numbers drawn on 12 June 2025 were 28, 10, 3, 16, 31, 14, 21 with Powerball 6.
The single winning ticket means the winner will collect the full $100 million prize - a sum that places them among Australia's wealthiest lottery winners and transforms them into an instant mega-millionaire.
The winning ticket was sold somewhere in New South Wales, though the exact location and winner's identity remain unknown. Lottery officials are now working to contact the winner, who may still be unaware of their extraordinary fortune.
Although only one person won the Division One prize, more than 3 million other entries scored prizes across the lower divisions, sharing over $60 million in total.
Breakdown of notable division wins:
- Division Two: 6 winners each received $282,415.55
- Division Three: 187 winners earned $11,265.60 each
- Division Four: 3,553 tickets won $515.60
- Division Nine: Over 2 million entries won $11.80 each
In total, more than 3 million winning entries shared a portion of the $160 million total prize pool, reaffirming Powerball's position as the most lucrative lottery in the country.
Powerball draws are held every Thursday night, with players selecting seven numbers from 1 to 35, plus one Powerball number from 1 to 20. The jackpot is won by matching all seven main numbers plus the Powerball.
The odds of winning Division One in Powerball are notoriously steep-1 in 134,490,400 - due to the requirement to match seven numbers plus the Powerball. This rarity is what allows jackpots to soar and generate massive public excitement.
Despite the long odds, Australians continue to play in droves, especially when jackpots surpass the $50 million mark. In the lead-up to Thursday's draw, officials reported a surge in ticket sales across the country, with many newsagents inundated and online systems under heavy demand.
| Div | Division Prize | Division Prize Pool | Winners |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000,000.00 |
$100,000,000.00 | 1 |
| 2 | $282,415.55 |
$1,694,493.30 | 6 |
| 3 | $11,265.60 |
$2,106,667.20 | 187 |
| 4 | $515.60 |
$1,831,926.80 | 3553 |
| 5 | $177.00 |
$1,373,874.00 | 7762 |
| 6 | $76.25 |
$8,611,751.25 | 112941 |
| 7 | $45.25 |
$6,686,140.00 | 147760 |
| 8 | $19.95 |
$14,185,287.90 | 711042 |
| 9 | $11.80 |
$24,461,329.20 | 2072994 |
