West Australian Strikes Gold in Record Powerball Win
A West Australian resident is waking up to unimaginable wealth today after scoring the entire $50 million Powerball jackpot in Thursday night's draw. The life-changing ticket, purchased somewhere in Western Australia, makes the lucky punter the state's biggest individual lottery winner this year.
Massive Prize Sparks Ticket Checking Frenzy
Lottery officials are urging all West Australians who bought tickets for Thursday's Powerball draw #1539 to check their numbers immediately. The winning entry stands as the sole division one winner across the entire country, claiming the massive prize all to themselves.
This monumental win easily surpasses the previous largest WA lottery victory of 2025, which was a $30 million Powerball prize won by another local player back in April. The latest jackpot represents the most significant individual lottery fortune to land in Western Australia in more than three years.
Close Calls and Other Winners
While one West Aussie is celebrating the ultimate prize, another local player came agonizingly close to sharing the division one wealth. Another WA ticket matched all seven main numbers but missed the crucial Powerball, netting a still-impressive $160,671.15 division two prize instead.
The winning fortune didn't stop there for Western Australian players. Twelve other Sandgropers scored division three wins, each collecting $12,820.95 to kick off their weekend in style.
The magic numbers that created the newest Australian multi-millionaire from draw #1539 were: 22, 10, 6, 15, 2, 8 and 7, with the all-important Powerball number being 13.
Historic Win for Western Australia
Lotterywest Acting CEO Lorna Pritchard confirmed the significance of Thursday night's result. "WA hasn't seen a division one win this big since a group of 18 workmates shared a $53 million Powerball prize in October 2022," she revealed.
"It's wonderful to be celebrating WA's fourth Powerball win of the year, which will no doubt be a life-changing moment for tonight's winner."
The $50 million windfall marks Western Australia's fourth Powerball division one success in 2025 alone, demonstrating that luck is certainly shining on the state's lottery players this year.
