A Gladstone woman who scored $20 million in Thursday night's Powerball draw has confessed she almost didn't put on her ticket of favourite numbers because she hadn't won anything lately.
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The Mid North Coast resident held the only division one winning entry in Powerball draw 1455 on Thursday, April 4.
She pocketed the entire $20 million jackpot.
" I was going to do away with that ticket because I hadn't been winning anything lately," the woman shared when an official from The Lott made contact with her on Friday morning.
"It's got a couple of birthdays in there but they're just the same numbers I've been playing over and over for a very long time."
She said she still can't believe her luck and originally thought she had won only $20,000. It was her family who told her that she had actually pocketed $20 million.
"I would have been happy with the $20,000 I thought it was," she said.
The woman said she will be using the money to travel and buy a house.
"I've been waiting for one of your calls for years," she told The Lott official.
"I'm just coming to terms with it."
The winning marked 14-game entry was purchased at Gladstone Newsagency & General Store.
Owners Kevin and Robyn McNaught said they were celebrating selling their first multi-million-dollar winning ticket.
"We're feeling upbeat this morning as selling division one prizes does not come along often enough," Kevin said.
"Robyn and I are excited to know we have played a part in changing someone's life."
The store has had two division one wins in two years.
"We last sold a division one winning entry in March 2023, which was a $1 million prize in Monday and Wednesday Lotto," Kevin said.
"But this is the first multi-million-dollar prize we've sold in over 17 years that we have been a lottery outlet."
The winning numbers in Powerball draw 1455 on Thursday, April 4 were 7, 20, 19, 25, 10, 31 and 1. The all-important Powerball number was 11.
Across Australia, there was one division one winning entry.