Ticket Kept on Fridge Had Won $30m Australian Powerball Jackpot

An Australian Powerball ticket was placed on a man’s fridge. He gazed at it thinking it’d be great if it was a winner. He later discovered it had won a $30 million Australian Powerball jackpot.

The lucky player comes from Cessnock in New South Wales and his ticket was the only division one winner in the May 8 draw.

He hadn’t checked the results of the draw so had no idea he was a multi-millionaire. His ticket had been registered though, so the lottery company knew just who had won the $30 million jackpot.

Blue language

They then gave him the phone call we all dream of having. Not surprisingly, his language was a bit blue when being told the incredible news. He then went into a period of uncontrollable laughter after declaring: “Bless you, man!  Bless you!”   A Saturday Lotto winner didn’t know whether to laugh or cry  when discovering their win.

He’d often wondered what it’d be like to receive such a call. “All I can do is shake,” he said.  That’s just how a $1 million Lotto Max winner reacted.

Once he’d calmed down,  he explained how his unchecked Australian Powerball was on the fridge next to all his bills. “I was looking at it this afternoon and thought, ‘wouldn’t it be lovely to win.’”

No more worrying

Well, that’s just what has happened for the New South Welshman. We all worry about bills and whether they can be paid. “There will be no more worrying about bills now,” said the Australian Powerball winner. “I don’t care if I get a bill now!” he added.

The win has come at a great time for him after what he has described as “a rough trot.” Plans for his Australian Powerball windfall include buying a new house and looking after his family.”  

First he said he felt it’d be a good idea to “take a breath or two.” Some more memorable phone calls were on the way. “I’m going to ring my kids right now and tell them the news!”

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