Powerball's odd act to find $100m winner
It has been nine weeks since a single player from Sydney took home the jackpot prize of $100m, making them the third-largest lottery winner in the country.
However, the victorious ticketholder has yet to come forward to claim their winnings. The Lott is still on the hunt for the mysterious Powerball winner. NewsWire/ David Crosling Credit: News Corp Australia
The elusive resident purchased the winning ticket at Bondi Junction Newsagency for Powerball draw 1217, which was drawn on June 12.
The winning numbers in Powerball draw 1517 were 28, 10, 3, 16, 31, 14 and 21, with the Powerball number 6.
In NSW, ticketholders have six years to claim their winnings before it expires. The $100m prize was drawn in early June. NewsWire/ David Crosling Credit: News Corp Australia
In an effort to inspire the mysterious winner to check their wallet, a band of runners from The Lott will be conducting a 'memory jog' by pounding the pavement across Bondi.
'It has now been 63 days since the elusive ticket holder won this massive $100m prize and throughout that time we have been eagerly waiting to unite the winner with their Powerball windfall,' The Lott spokesman Matt Hart said.
'Each day during the past nine weeks, we've been asking ourselves 'is today the day the winning ticket is presented?'' The elusive ticketholder has six years to claim their prize. NewsWire / Diego Fedele Credit: News Corp Australia
The memory jog will take place in the vicinity of the newsagency in Bondi Junction in hopes it 'sparks a memory and spurs players to hunt for unchecked lottery tickets'.
He urged residents to check their ticket, even if they did not think they held the winning combination.
'In previous cases where people have come forward weeks, months and even years after the draw to finally claim their prize, they've told us the winning ticket was hiding in plain sight the whole time – in their wallet or purse, on the fridge, or just lying around in a drawer,' he said.
'Imagine winning $100m and not knowing it. How might the past two months have been with a $100m boost to your bank account?'
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