$60 million Powerball win for local

Just as a Bribie Island man was lost in a daydream about how a lottery win would change his life, his phone rang with the life-changing news he’d won a staggering $60 million in last night’s Powerball draw.

He was the only division one winner in the Powerball draw 1499, drawn on February 6 and will pocket the entire jackpot prize of $60 million.

When an official from The Lott called with the life-changing news straight after the draw, the ecstatic retiree said he was just about to doze off to sleep.

“I’ve just gone to bed!” he said.

“Oh wow! You’re kidding. No way. It’s after 9pm but this calls for a bottle of champagne!

“Is that real? I can’t stop laughing. Holy s***! I’ve won $60 million?!

“Now my wife can’t stop laughing too. She’s in shock!

“No joke, I was just drifting off to sleep dreaming about what it would be like to win the lotto–all the things I could do.

“I had my phone on the bedside table beside me and then I started to hear this vibration and noise. I thought, ‘What the bloody hell is that?’.

“I can’t believe it. Far out. I saw an email this morning about $60 million and I went ‘Oh yeah, I’ll do that later,’.

“Then my wife started talking to me and I got distracted. I almost missed getting a ticket completely.

“Thankfully I had remembered to put a Powerball ticket on when we were out on the deck. We were watching the birds and enjoying a cuppa.

“This is really strange but a few months back, I had a vivid dream that I had gone into a lottery draw with a mate, and that our entry had won $40 million.

“Ever since then, our friend has bought a ticket when the draw is over $40 million.

“I’ve been playing these numbers for 10 or 15 years. Funnily enough, I don’t always play them, sometimes I switch it up but luckily, I used them tonight!

“Snap! $60 million. I can’t stop saying it.”

When asked how he planned to enjoy life as a newly minted multi-millionaire, the man said he couldn’t wait to share the love with his nearest and dearest.

“I’ll be able to help a lot of people with this,” he said.

“I’ve got kids that I can help and plenty of friends doing it tough.

“My mum also used to have this vintage car that she loved to bits. She had to sell it one day and she cried all the way home.

“I think I’m going to keep the tradition going by buying the same model again. It’s something that I’ve always wanted to do!

“What an exciting night! How are we going to sleep now? We might call one of our children tonight and ask what colour chevy they want.

“Thank you so much.”

His winning marked three-game PowerHit entry was purchased via The Lott app – the official home of Australia’s lotteries.

The winning numbers in Powerball draw 1499 on Thursday 6 February 2025 were 20, 23, 34, 19, 24, 31, and 10. The all-important Powerball number was 14.

Across Australia, there was one division one winning entry in Powerball draw 1499 – the winning entry from Queensland.