Biggest Australian Powerball Winners and Record Jackpots
From the record A$200 million draw to Australia’s A$150 million single winning entry, here are the Powerball results that rewrote the record books — and what those headline jackpot figures actually mean.
The Australian Powerball record book
There are two different records worth separating: the biggest jackpot offered in a draw, and the biggest prize paid to one winning entry. They are not always the same thing.
Powerball Draw 1446 on 1 February 2024 — the largest lottery jackpot offered in Australian history.
One South Australian entry won the full jackpot in Draw 1462 on 23 May 2024.
The A$200 million record jackpot was shared by one New South Wales entry and one Queensland entry.
Why the A$200 million record was not a A$200 million winner
The February 2024 draw is a good example of why jackpot records and winner records need separate labels. Two entries matched Division 1, so the record pool was divided equally.
One entry belonged to a couple from Singleton in New South Wales. The other was held by a Queensland woman. That means the draw holds Australia’s jackpot record, but neither entry individually received A$200 million.
Biggest individual Australian Powerball prizes
These are landmark prizes paid to a single Division 1 winning entry rather than the total jackpot headline before a split.
| Prize | Date | Location | What made it notable |
|---|---|---|---|
| A$150 million | 23 May 2024 | South Australia | The only Division 1 entry in Draw 1462. It became Australia’s largest individual lottery prize. |
| A$107,575,649.08 | 17 January 2019 | Sydney, NSW | Won by a Sydney healthcare worker and held the individual Australian record until May 2024. |
| A$100 million | 22 June 2023 | Bankstown, NSW | The sole Division 1 entry in Draw 1414 and, at the time, Australia’s second-biggest individual lottery prize. |
| A$100 million | 1 February 2024 | NSW | One of the two entries that shared the record A$200 million Powerball jackpot. |
| A$100 million | 1 February 2024 | Queensland | The second entry in the record A$200 million draw. |
| A$100 million | 12 June 2025 | Sydney, NSW | A single unregistered entry won the full A$100 million jackpot in Draw 1517. |
A single Division 1 ticket can belong to one person, a couple or a syndicate. Using “winning entry” keeps the record accurate until the operator has confirmed how many people actually share that ticket.
Powerball moments that changed the record book
This is not every major Australian Powerball win. It is a short timeline of results that changed a national or state record, or became an especially useful reference point for understanding how the records are counted.
A$107.6 million creates a new individual record
A Sydney healthcare worker won A$107,575,649.08 from a single Powerball entry. For more than five years, it stood as Australia’s biggest individual lottery prize.
55 women share Western Australia’s A$80 million record
A gym syndicate of 55 women claimed the entire A$80 million Division 1 jackpot. Lotterywest still identifies it as Western Australia’s largest Lotto prize on record.
A$100 million goes to one Bankstown entry
One New South Wales entry took the full jackpot in Draw 1414, becoming Australia’s second-biggest individual lottery prize at the time.
Powerball reaches a record A$200 million
Draw 1446 became the biggest jackpot ever offered by an Australian lottery. Two Division 1 entries shared it, taking A$100 million each.
A$150 million sets the current individual record
An Adelaide man held the only Division 1 winning entry in Draw 1462. The full A$150 million jackpot went to that one entry.
Another single A$100 million entry lands in Sydney
Draw 1517 produced one Division 1 winning entry in New South Wales. Because the ticket was unregistered, officials initially had no way to contact the ticketholder directly.
One ticket can represent a lot of winners
One person, couple or household
A registered or claimed ticket may later be publicly described as belonging to one person, a couple or a family. But the draw result itself records the Division 1 entry first.
One winning ticket, many people
The A$80 million Western Australian result in 2021 is the clearest example: one Division 1 entry represented a 55-person syndicate. Calling that “55 Division 1 winners” would misstate the draw result.
What happens when a big winning ticket is unregistered?
Registration can make a major difference to how quickly a winner finds out. If an eligible winning entry is attached to an online account or player membership, the operator can usually identify the account holder and attempt to make contact after the result is confirmed.
With an unregistered retail ticket, the operator may know where the entry was sold but not who bought it. That is why major-win announcements sometimes begin with a search for a mystery ticketholder and are updated after the person comes forward.
That distinction matters on a historical page too: the place where a ticket was sold is not automatically the winner’s home suburb or place of residence.
Australian Powerball winners FAQs
What is the biggest Australian Powerball jackpot ever?
A$200 million. Powerball Draw 1446 on 1 February 2024 offered the largest jackpot in Australian lottery history. Two Division 1 entries shared the prize and received A$100 million each.
What is the biggest Australian Powerball prize won by one entry?
A$150 million. One South Australian entry won the entire Division 1 jackpot in Powerball Draw 1462 on 23 May 2024.
Did anyone actually win A$200 million in the record Powerball draw?
No single entry won A$200 million. There were two Division 1 winning entries, so the A$200 million jackpot was divided into two A$100 million prizes.
Can a Powerball “winner” actually be a syndicate?
Yes. A Division 1 winning entry can belong to a syndicate. In December 2021, one A$80 million Western Australian Powerball entry was shared by a group of 55 women.
Why are some Australian Powerball winners described as anonymous or mysterious?
Operators do not always publish a winner’s identity, and an unregistered retail ticket may initially be impossible to link to a person. Public reports may therefore identify only the state, region or selling outlet until the ticket is claimed and the winner chooses what details can be shared.
Does a record jackpot change the odds of one Powerball game?
No. A larger jackpot can attract more entries, but it does not make one valid game more likely to match the winning combination. More entries can, however, increase the chance that a Division 1 prize is shared if more than one entry has the winning numbers.
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Record claims on this page were checked against Australian operator material and recent official winner reporting on 28 August 2026. MLL separates jackpot size from the amount paid to each Division 1 winning entry.
- The Lott — two entries split the record A$200 million Powerball draw
- The Lott — A$150 million Adelaide Powerball winner
- The Lott — A$107 million Sydney record winner
- The Lott — A$100 million Bankstown winner
- The Lott — A$100 million Sydney win in June 2025
- Lotterywest — 55 women share WA’s A$80 million Powerball record
- Lotterywest — 2026 confirmation of WA’s A$80 million record