Someone in Australia chose the lucky numbers to win the Powerball jackpot prize of $20 million.
The first Powerball Australia lottery draw of 2025 took place this Thursday, and a jackpot of $20M was at stake. And so it happened that the jackpot was immediately hit! The winning ticket was bought at a petrol station at Woolworths Petrol-Prestons in south-west Sydney. In other words, theYes, exactly 20 million – because while winnings in this lottery are taxable in the US, they are not taxed in Australia. So now the number of multimillionaires among Aussies has increased by one person.
Although, of course, the author of this comment is exaggerating. Yes, Australian real estate prices have skyrocketed, but still, according to theby the Australian Bureau of Statistics , the average price of a house in the country today is $959,300. That is, the winner can buy as many as 20 average houses. Or just one – but a very luxurious one.
And yet, despite some sarcastic comments, most people are simply happy for the nameless winner. Some are even upset that they didn’t take the risk of buying a ticket. “OMG – I did not have a ticket!” someone wittily added. “I saved $29 but lost $20 million.” By the way, $20 is also my personal record lottery win. And what about you, our dear readers?After many years of working as sports journalist and trivia game author and host in Ukraine I joined Bored Panda as a content creator.
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