Aussie woman’s shocked reaction to winning the Powerball $100million jackpot: ‘This can’t be happening!’
A Northern NSW woman believes her lifechanging Powerball win was a sign from above after becoming Australia’s equal third-largest lottery winner on record.
Thursday night’s jackpot soared to $100million after no one claimed the top prize for five consecutive weeks, setting up the biggest Powerball draw in more than a year.
The sole division one winning entry purchased at the last minute won the entire jackpot.
The lucky winner from Ballina was surrounded by her family when she learned of the life-changing windfall late Thursday night.
‘What the f**k! I’m still in shock. No, this can’t be happening!’ she screamed when contacted by officials from The Lott’
‘No, c’mon! This is bulls**t! Bloody hell! Is this my cousin pranking me?
‘I can’t believe this! Oh my god! I am sitting here with my entire family.’
The winner admitted that she only bought her ticket not long before the draw closed.
A Ballina woman is from Northern NSW is $100million richer after winning Thursday night’s Powerball jackpot (stock image)
The winning numbers for Powerball draw 1587 were 14, 24, 15, 3, 27, 32 and 30, while the Powerball was 16.
‘They actually all put a ticket on for tonight and I had a bit of FOMO,’ she said.
‘We recently had a death in the family, and I think it’s a sign from them; they’re so looking after me!
‘We’ve had signs all day from them; things moving, cans moving, bags waving in the wind.’
She plans to pay off her mortgage and help out loved ones.
‘Now we have to see how we’re going to get the Moët delivered,’ she said.
‘I’ll be celebrating with breakfast in bed tomorrow – scrambled eggs and bacon for me!’
Up to half of Australian adults were expected to have bought a ticket for Thursday night’s draw.
The winning numbers for Powerball draw 1587 were 14, 24, 15, 3, 27, 32 and 30, while the Powerball was 16.
The lucky winner was surrounded by loved ones when informed of her lifechanging windfall
Twelve division two winners will each pocket $172,306.45, while another 186 entries will share a $2.557million third division prize pool.
It is just the 13th time the jackpot has reached nine figures in the 30-year history of Powerball.
NSW has now claimed seven top division Powerball wins, this year, ahead of Victoria (five), Queensland (two) and one each from Tasmania and WA.
An earlier $100 million Powerball prize remains unclaimed after a winning ticket was purchased at Bondi Junction Newsagency in Sydney’s eastern suburbs in June 2025.
Next week’s Powerball is worth $10million.
