Oz Powerball

How to bet on the Oz Powerball?

The Oz Powerball has been a renowned household lottery name in Australia since its inception in 1996 due to its favourable chances of winning and incredible payouts.

To bet on the Oz Powerball Lotto, you have to;

Sign in to your Lotto247 account. If you do not have an account, you will have to create one first.
After you have created your Lotto247 account, you can deposit funds into it using our various safe and secure payment methods.
When the funds reflect in your Lotto247 account, you are ready to place your the Oz Powerball lottery online.

Choose seven (7) numbers from a pool of 35 possible numbers.

Choose one (1) more number from the second pool of 20 numbers

When choosing your lucky numbers, you have two (2) options, manual selection or the Quick Pick method. In the Quick Pick method, a random number generator is used to pick your numbers.

There are numerous benefits when you place bets on the Oz Powerball lottery online on Lotto247, namely;

You do not need to leave the comfort of your home or office to place your Oz Powerball bets.
If you win any Oz Powerball prizes, you do not need to travel to Australia to claim your winnings.
There is an increased level of security when you place your Oz Powerball bets on Lotto247. Your bets cannot be lost, stolen or damaged.

Your lucky numbers are automatically checked against the drawn winning numbers after every Australian Powerball draw.

What is the Oz Powerball?

The Powerball is the bonus ball drawn from the second set of 20 numbers.

When to place your Oz Powerball Lottery bets?

The Oz Powerball holds its draw once a week, every Thursday at 20:30 (AEST) in Melbourne and broadcast on TV Channel 7.

You can place your Oz Powerball bets anytime until an hour before the draw. The results are updated on our website immediately after the draw.

To check the latest results, you can visit the Oz Powerball results page.

More Information about Oz Powerball:

What is the Oz Powerball Lottery?

In 1996, the Oz Powerball was born on the back of the remarkable success of the national lottery game, the Oz Lotto. The Oz Powerball is modelled around the hugely successful US Powerball, and held its first draw on May 23, 1996. With its easy-to-remember slogan, “One ball could change it all”, and its chance of massive payouts, the Oz Powerball quickly became a household name.

The Oz Powerball recorded its highest payout on September 19, 2019. Three lucky winners from Sydney, Brisbane and Queensland shared AU $150 million (approximately US $116 million).

The largest single win was AU $107 million, won by one lucky winner on January 17, 2019.

How to win the Oz Powerball Lottery?

To win the Oz Powerball, you need to match all seven (7) numbers, including the Powerball.

Oz Powerball Rollovers

The Oz Powerball has a 25 rollover cap. If the maximum payout is not won after the 25th draw, its funds are rolled down to the second prize tier.

However, an Australian Powerball rollover does not guarantee that you will win.

What are the chances of winning the Oz Powerball Lottery?

The Oz Powerball offers nine (9) incredible prize tiers, and you win a prize by matching two (2) numbers and the Powerball number.

Thus, your chances of winning any prize are 1 in 44, while you have a 1 in 134,490,400 chance of winning the main Oz Powerball payout.

You need to match all seven (7) numbers, including the Powerball, to win the Oz Powerball.

Below are your chances of winning other Oz Powerball prize;

Match	Winning Chances
Seven (7) numbers + Powerball	1 in 134,490,400
Seven (7) numbers	1 in 7,078,443
Six (6) numbers + Powerball	1 in 686,176
Six (6) numbers	1 in 36,115
Five (5) numbers + Powerball	1 in 16,943
Five (5) numbers	1 in 892
Four (4) numbers + Powerball	1 in 1,173
Three (3) numbers + Powerball	1 in 188
Two (2) numbers + Powerball	1 in 66

Interesting Facts About The Oz Powerball

The Tatts Group operates the Oz Powerball under the master brand, the Lott. Its licensed subsidiaries include New South Wales Lotteries in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory, Tattersalls in Victoria and Tasmania, Golden Casket in Queensland and South Australian Lotteries in South Australia. In Western Australia, the government-owned Lotterywest operates the lottery.

Oz Powerball is modelled on the more popular and successful US Powerball, but there are differences between the two versions.

To win an American Powerball prize you need to match one (1) of the 26 Powerballs. In comparison, the Australian Powerball requires a minimum of three (3) numbers to win a prize: two (2) main numbers and the Powerball.

Biggest Powerball Lotto Winners

#	Winner	Winnings	Date
1	Three (3) anonymous winners	AU $150 million	September 2019
2	Three (3) anonymous winners	AU $110 million	July 2019
3	Anonymous winner	AU $107 million	January 2019
4	Two (2) anonymous winners	AU $100 million	August 2018
5	Anonymous winner	AU $80 million	March 2020
6	Two (2) anonymous winners	AU $80 million	July 2009
7	Anonymous couple	AU $70 million	January 2016
8	Two (2) anonymous winners	AU $70 million	August 2014