RESULTS ARE IN: Powerball jackpot soars to monster sum

Perth Now

13 hours ago

Powerball has soared to $50m after there was no winning entry in Thursday night's draw.
The winning numbers for Thursday night's Powerball draw #1527 were 12, 18, 16, 1, 14, 4, and 8, with the Powerball number 14.
No one took home the $30m division one prize, which means the jackpot has increased by another $20m for next Thursday's Powerball.
However, despite no jackpot winners, four division two winners pocketed $147,381 each.
Another 79 players each won $9,277.50 in division three, with $427.15 each won by 1492 players in division four.
Next week's $50m jackpot won't be the biggest, with three $100m Powerball prizes going off over the financial year.
But the winner of the last $100m jackpot is still a mystery, nearly three months after the draw.
The entry was bought at Sydney's Bondi Junction Newsagency for draw 1217, which was drawn on June 12, making them the third-largest lottery winner in the country.
However, the victorious ticketholder has yet to come forward to claim their winnings despite the best efforts of The Lott to locate them.
The winner has six years to claim the prize. The cost of a Powerball entry is expected to go up by 20c a game in November. Credit: News Corp Australia
Meanwhile, the Lottery Corporation, which runs Powerball and other lottery games, announced on Wednesday that it would 'refresh' to the Powerball game and increase the cost of an entry.
Managing director and chief executive Sue van der Merwe flagged changes to the Powerball game from November, where the entry price per game would rise from $1.20 to $1.40.
But she said that would result in 'increases to prize offers and retailer commissions'.
'The planned changes … are designed to reinforce its position as our premium jackpot game,' Ms van der Merwe said.