Have YOU won $80million? Hunt for mystery Powerball winner as hints about their identity are revealed
- $80million Powerball ticket has been won in Victoria's Mornington Peninsula
- The mystery winner is yet to claim their prize after it was drawn on Thursday
- The eye watering prize is the third largest jackpot in the game's history
One lucky Australian has woken up $80million richer, and they don't even know it yet.
The huge prize drawn in Thursday night's Powerball draw has been revealed to belong to a mystery winner who bought a ticket in Victoria's Mornington Peninsula.
A hunt is now on to find the lucky player who is due to take home the eye-watering prize, making them Australia's third biggest lottery winner.
A mystery winner from Victoria's Mornington Peninsula has won an eye watering $80million in Thursday's Powerball (stock image)
The Victorian hadn't registered a Tatts Card with The Lott, meaning officials have no way of contacting them.
The Lott spokeswoman Bronwyn Spencer urged every Victorian to check their pockets immediately.
'Imagine if the Powerball ticket that sitting in your back pocket, tucked in your purse or under a magnet on your fridge is worth $80 million,' she said.
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'There are literally 80 million reasons why you should check your tickets today.
'All you need to do is visit our website, scan your ticket on the app or visit one of our friendly outlets, while practicing social distancing, to find out if you are our winner.'
In the state, winners have six months to claim their prize.
The chance of scoring a division one prize is one in 134,490,400 and one in 44 to win anything in the draw (stock image)
The winning numbers in Thursday's draw were 33, 2, 32, 31, 28, 21 and 26 and the Powerball number was 12.
The soon to be multi-millionaire will become the largest ever prize winner in Victoria.
The Lott believes one in four Australian adults purchased a ticket for the chance to win one of the seven biggest cash hauls in the competition's 24-year history.
The chance of scoring a division one prize is one in 134,490,400 and one in 44 to win anything in the draw.
Earlier this year a man in Port Macquarie on NSW's north coast took home the grand prize of $80million.
Last year, 14 Powerball division one winners across the country took home more than $541.87 million in prize money.
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