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Lotto's second mega jackpot is up for grabs this week after a Tasmanian man won $70m
Just two days after a Tasmanian man became a multi-millionaire in Tuesday's Oz Lotto, $50m is up for grabs in Powerball.
It's the fourth biggest Powerball prize since February, when a man from Queensland won $60m.
If a ticket holder takes the division one prize on Thursday night, it will take the total winnings to $120m in a single week.
The fortunate Tasmanian man who claimed the entire division one prize earlier this week said he planned to retire immediately, purchase a dream home with his partner and support his family.
'Oh, this is brilliant, absolutely brilliant … I've had a (rough) couple of years,' he said.
'I am just getting back on my feet, and I still have a mortgage when everyone else (my age) is about to retire. I have been saying I will have to work until I am 70, but not now.'
Powerball is Australia's biggest jackpot lottery that has seen 21 people win a total of $524m division one prize pools this year.
Last year, a man from South Australia claimed the game's biggest ever individual lottery win in Australia taking home a huge $150m.
The luckiest numbers drawn in Powerball are 9, 7, 17, 11, 3, 23 and 2.
The least drawn numbers are 33, 31, 29, 15, 13, 26 and 8.
