The Biggest Australian Lottery Jackpots in History
The largest jackpot in Australian lottery history is a $200M Powerball drawn on 1 Feb 2024, shared by two entries for $100 million each. Below, Outnumber ranks every major Powerball and Oz Lotto jackpot on record, shows who won, and layers in how today's jackpots compare to the all-time mark. Tap any bar for the detail and its source.
Where today's jackpots stand
Record: $200M
Record: $111.97M
Biggest advertised Division 1 jackpots on record. Powerball and Oz Lotto hold every major Australian lottery record. Current jackpots update automatically. Tap any bar for the detail and source. Figures are from The Lott, 9News, and Wikipedia. All lotteries have negative expected value. 18+ only.
Why Powerball holds the records
Powerball reaches the largest jackpots because it is uncapped and rolls over until an entry wins Division 1, with odds of 1 in 134,490,400 that let the prize climb across many draws. Oz Lotto also rolls over and holds the next tier of records. Saturday Lotto and Weekday Windfall have capped or fixed Division 1 prizes, so they never reach these figures.
The records also show how often the biggest prizes are shared. Of the largest jackpots on record, several of the headline amounts were split two, three, or even four ways. A bigger advertised jackpot draws more entries, which raises the chance the prize is shared. That is the prize-sharing effect the Prize Division Simulator and the Powerball generator are built around.
Prize sharing: what the real draw data shows
Computed from 1,569 Powerball and 1,687 Oz Lotto draws in the official Lotterywest records.
Powerball
Oz Lotto
Even in Powerball, where sole winners are the norm (79% of jackpots), the remaining 21% are split, sometimes several ways. Oz Lotto's record is 10 winners sharing one draw. The advertised jackpot is always the pool, not what any single winner receives. For the full prize sharing picture across all four games, see the Lottery Transparency Report.
Frequently asked questions
What is the biggest lottery jackpot in Australian history?
The biggest is a $200 million Powerball jackpot drawn on 1 February 2024. It was shared by two entries, one in New South Wales and one in Queensland, who each received $100 million.
Has anyone won a $200 million lottery in Australia?
Yes. The $200 million Powerball on 1 February 2024 was won by two entries, making it the largest jackpot offered by any Australian lottery game. Each winning entry took home $100 million.
What is the biggest lottery prize won by a single ticket in Australia?
A single entry from South Australia won a $150 million Powerball jackpot in May 2024, the largest individual Powerball prize won by one ticket.
What is the biggest Oz Lotto jackpot?
Oz Lotto reached about $111.97 million in November 2012, shared by four entries. In February 2025 a single entry won a $100 million Oz Lotto jackpot, the first time an individual won $100 million in the game.
Which Australian lottery game has the biggest jackpots?
Powerball holds the largest jackpots in Australia, including the $200 million record. Oz Lotto holds the next tier of records. Saturday Lotto and Weekday Windfall have capped or fixed Division 1 prizes, so they do not reach these levels.
Sources
- The Lott: https://www.thelott.com/real-winners/powerball/soars-to-200-million-for-the-first-time-in-australian-lottery-history
- The Lott: https://www.thelott.com/real-winners/powerball/three-entries-share-record-breaking-160-million-jackpot
- 9News: https://www.9news.com.au/national/powerball-150-million-draw-winning-numbers-single-south-australia-entry-wins-division-one/61829221-b7e5-4a2d-bf2d-3f2bd66bdf9f
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powerball_(Australia)
- The Lott: https://www.thelott.com/real-winners/oz-lotto/four-entries-split-111-million
- The Lott: https://www.thelott.com/real-winners/oz-lotto/oz-lotto-jackpots-to-a-record-100-million
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