An Australian man missed out on winning AUD$424million in an overseas lottery jackpot by just one number, instead taking home just a fraction of the money.
The man, 51, from ‘s Neutral Bay collected AUD$23,000 in prize money as a division three winner of the Italian Super Jackpot on Sunday.
His lottery near miss has pushed this Saturday’s jackpot to AUD$436million. Aussies interested in grabbing a ticket for the Italian Super Jackpot can do so through The Lottery Office.
The Sydney man said he has only been playing the Italian lottery for a year and is excited to already have had a win.
A 51-year-old man from Neutral Bay, Sydney, missed out on winning a $424million lottery prize by just one number, instead taking home $23,000
‘I’m planning to invest in a celebratory bottle of Jameson,’ he said.
The Lottery Office CEO Jaclyn Wood said the Italian Super Jackpot is steadily drawing in more players with its big prize money pools up for grabs.
‘When Australians purchase tickets in our lotteries, we purchase a matching ticket in the overseas draw and when one of our customers win, we pay them the exact amount of the winnings we collect from the overseas lottery ticket.’
Australians can buy international lottery tickets through The Lottery Office to have a chance at larger jackpots
‘The Lottery Office is 100 per cent Australian owned and operated and we are passionate about enabling Australians to benefit from international lotteries, 파워볼검증사이트 as these draws are often significantly larger on average than what you will find in a traditional Australian lottery.’
Ms Wood said international lotteries often have larger prizes for low division wins compared to Australian ones.
‘Everyone dreams of winning big, so having the opportunity to benefit from these lotteries has incredible potential, regardless of which division our players win,’ she said.
‘For example, the US Powerball, which is matched to our USA Power Lotto, holds the world record for the biggest prize ever at AUD$2.2 billion while the largest ever Australian lotto payout was AUD$111 million.’