'Holy sh**!' Cessnock man claims $30 million Powerball win
A Cessnock man has claimed a $30 million Powerball win after buying a ticket from Aberdare.
The man held the only division one winning entry in Powerball draw 1512 on Thursday, May 8. He pocketed the entire $30 million jackpot.
An official from The Lott reached out to the unsuspecting new multi-millionaire after the draw.
"Holy shit!" the man said.
"Bless you, man! Bless you!" he added before bursting into uncontrollable laughter.
"I just had this ticket on the fridge. I was looking at it this afternoon and thought, 'wouldn't it be lovely to win'.
"The ticket was there with all the bills. There will be no more worrying about bills now. I don't care if I get a bill now!
"I used to wonder what I'd do if I got a winning phone call, but now all I can do is shake!
"I don't think I'll get any sleep tonight now.
"I better take a breath or two."
The winner shared he'd been through a bit of a "rough trot" of late but saw the win as a sign of good things to come for him and his family.
"For a start, I'll look at buying a new house and looking after the family. Then, I'll take it from there," he said.
"I'm going to ring my kids right now and tell them the news!"
The man's winning 12-game QuickPick entry was purchased at Shell Aberdare Newsagency.
A Cessnock man has claimed a $30 million Powerball win after buying a ticket from Aberdare.
The man held the only division one winning entry in Powerball draw 1512 on Thursday, May 8. He pocketed the entire $30 million jackpot.
An official from The Lott reached out to the unsuspecting new multi-millionaire after the draw.
"Holy shit!" the man said.
"Bless you, man! Bless you!" he added before bursting into uncontrollable laughter.
"I just had this ticket on the fridge. I was looking at it this afternoon and thought, 'wouldn't it be lovely to win'.
"The ticket was there with all the bills. There will be no more worrying about bills now. I don't care if I get a bill now!
"I used to wonder what I'd do if I got a winning phone call, but now all I can do is shake!
"I don't think I'll get any sleep tonight now.
"I better take a breath or two."
The winner shared he'd been through a bit of a "rough trot" of late but saw the win as a sign of good things to come for him and his family.
"For a start, I'll look at buying a new house and looking after the family. Then, I'll take it from there," he said.
"I'm going to ring my kids right now and tell them the news!"
The man's winning 12-game QuickPick entry was purchased at Shell Aberdare Newsagency.
A Cessnock man has claimed a $30 million Powerball win after buying a ticket from Aberdare.
The man held the only division one winning entry in Powerball draw 1512 on Thursday, May 8. He pocketed the entire $30 million jackpot.
An official from The Lott reached out to the unsuspecting new multi-millionaire after the draw.
"Holy shit!" the man said.
"Bless you, man! Bless you!" he added before bursting into uncontrollable laughter.
"I just had this ticket on the fridge. I was looking at it this afternoon and thought, 'wouldn't it be lovely to win'.
"The ticket was there with all the bills. There will be no more worrying about bills now. I don't care if I get a bill now!
"I used to wonder what I'd do if I got a winning phone call, but now all I can do is shake!
"I don't think I'll get any sleep tonight now.
"I better take a breath or two."
The winner shared he'd been through a bit of a "rough trot" of late but saw the win as a sign of good things to come for him and his family.
"For a start, I'll look at buying a new house and looking after the family. Then, I'll take it from there," he said.
"I'm going to ring my kids right now and tell them the news!"
The man's winning 12-game QuickPick entry was purchased at Shell Aberdare Newsagency.
A Cessnock man has claimed a $30 million Powerball win after buying a ticket from Aberdare.
The man held the only division one winning entry in Powerball draw 1512 on Thursday, May 8. He pocketed the entire $30 million jackpot.
An official from The Lott reached out to the unsuspecting new multi-millionaire after the draw.
"Holy shit!" the man said.
"Bless you, man! Bless you!" he added before bursting into uncontrollable laughter.
"I just had this ticket on the fridge. I was looking at it this afternoon and thought, 'wouldn't it be lovely to win'.
"The ticket was there with all the bills. There will be no more worrying about bills now. I don't care if I get a bill now!
"I used to wonder what I'd do if I got a winning phone call, but now all I can do is shake!
"I don't think I'll get any sleep tonight now.
"I better take a breath or two."
The winner shared he'd been through a bit of a "rough trot" of late but saw the win as a sign of good things to come for him and his family.
"For a start, I'll look at buying a new house and looking after the family. Then, I'll take it from there," he said.
"I'm going to ring my kids right now and tell them the news!"
The man's winning 12-game QuickPick entry was purchased at Shell Aberdare Newsagency.
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