A Bankstown dad has gained the $100 million Powerball jackpot on Thursday, bursting into laughter and slapping his face to ensure he was not in a dream.
The person is now Australia’s second-biggest lottery winner after pocketing the complete $100 million jackpot as he was the one profitable entry in draw 1414.
A Bankstown man took out the complete $100 million Powerball prize on Thursday night time.
The Western Sydney man didn’t reply the primary name from lottery officers however finally picked up the telephone, and laughed hysterically when he heard the information.
“Are you positive? Have you ever acquired the proper individual?” he mentioned.
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“That is unbelievable, I’ve gained $100 million? Am I dreaming? I’m a millionaire now?”
The person’s spouse was shocked when she heard the information, and the couple questioned whether or not he would want to maintain working.
“I’ll proceed to work. However I have to course of this a bit extra. Perhaps I gained’t sooner or later,” he mentioned.
His spouse mentioned they’d “purchase a brand new home and set ourselves up for the long run”.
A Sydney nurse is the one Australian to have gained greater than the Bankstown man when her numbers got here up and she or he claimed greater than $107 million in January 2019.
The profitable numbers in Powerball draw 1414 on Thursday had been 22, 3, 5, 23, 4, 14 and 6. The all-important Powerball quantity was 17.
