For the fourth straight week, Australia’s beloved Powerball lottery has failed to produce a Division One grand prize winner, sending the top jackpot surging to a massive $60 million ahead of the next draw.
The previous draw, held Thursday evening, carried a Division One prize of $40 million, and no ticket matched the full winning combination to claim the top reward. This rolling over of the unclaimed grand prize means that when the next draw is held next Thursday, hopeful ticketholders across the country will compete for a $60 million windfall that ranks as the second largest lottery jackpot offered anywhere in Australia in 2026.
While the top prize went unclaimed, the draw did deliver life-changing windfalls for lower-tier winners. Two lucky Division Two winners, who matched all seven main numbers but not the Powerball, each walked away with a six-figure payout of $369,858.25. One of the winning Division Two tickets was purchased in New South Wales, and the other was bought in South Australia.
In addition to the Division Two winners, the Thursday draw also awarded 59 Division Three winners, each taking home a payout of $15,507. The jackpot has not been claimed by a Division One ticketholder since April 23, marking a full month of consecutive rollovers that have steadily grown the prize pool to its current record-sized value.
The official winning numbers drawn on Thursday, ordered numerically, were 1, 13, 15, 16, 29, 32, and 34, with the Powerball number being 6, according to official data released by The Lott, the organization that manages the national lottery game. Lotteries officials have noted that the upcoming $60 million jackpot is one of the most anticipated draws of the year, with a surge in ticket sales already expected as hopeful players across the country try their luck at claiming the massive prize.