The holder of a $100m Bondi lotto ticket still hasn't come forward. What happens now?
When Powerball 1517 was drawn, that ticket was the only division one winner, entitling its holder to the entire top prize pool of $100 million. And yet, more than a month later and after extensive public appeals, no one has come forward to claim the prize.
Grace Martino works at the newsagency part-time and has seen plenty of winners in her four decades of selling lottery tickets. She said the buzz around the mysterious Powerball jackpot has been particularly intense.
'So many customers have been asking about the ticket to get some idea of who won,' Martino said, explaining that the store doesn't know the time or date of the sale, only that it was sold at their shop.
She cautions that it's not uncommon for tickets to go missing.
'People say, 'I would never lose my ticket', but people do end up losing it … and more [frequently] than you think.'
The $100 million prize is enough to buy a private jet, a Caribbean island or to stay a little under two years living in the most expensive hotel room in the world (The $155,000 per night Royal Mansion at Atlantis the Royal, Dubai).
It'll even allow you to crack the Sydney housing market, but it still won't be enough to nab you one of the most expensive properties in town.
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Sydney Morning Herald
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The holder of a $100m Bondi lotto ticket still hasn't come forward. What happens now?
In the days before June 12, one very lucky punter entered the Bondi Junction Newsagency & Internet Cafe and bought a ticket for the upcoming Powerball. When Powerball 1517 was drawn, that ticket was the only division one winner, entitling its holder to the entire top prize pool of $100 million. And yet, more than a month later and after extensive public appeals, no one has come forward to claim the prize. Grace Martino works at the newsagency part-time and has seen plenty of winners in her four decades of selling lottery tickets. She said the buzz around the mysterious Powerball jackpot has been particularly intense. 'So many customers have been asking about the ticket to get some idea of who won,' Martino said, explaining that the store doesn't know the time or date of the sale, only that it was sold at their shop. She cautions that it's not uncommon for tickets to go missing. 'People say, 'I would never lose my ticket', but people do end up losing it … and more [frequently] than you think.' The $100 million prize is enough to buy a private jet, a Caribbean island or to stay a little under two years living in the most expensive hotel room in the world (The $155,000 per night Royal Mansion at Atlantis the Royal, Dubai). It'll even allow you to crack the Sydney housing market, but it still won't be enough to nab you one of the most expensive properties in town.
The Age
5 days ago
- The Age
The holder of a $100m Bondi lotto ticket still hasn't come forward. What happens now?
In the days before June 12, one very lucky punter entered the Bondi Junction Newsagency & Internet Cafe and bought a ticket for the upcoming Powerball. When Powerball 1517 was drawn, that ticket was the only division one winner, entitling its holder to the entire top prize pool of $100 million. And yet, more than a month later and after extensive public appeals, no one has come forward to claim the prize. Grace Martino works at the newsagency part-time and has seen plenty of winners in her four decades of selling lottery tickets. She said the buzz around the mysterious Powerball jackpot has been particularly intense. 'So many customers have been asking about the ticket to get some idea of who won,' Martino said, explaining that the store doesn't know the time or date of the sale, only that it was sold at their shop. She cautions that it's not uncommon for tickets to go missing. 'People say, 'I would never lose my ticket', but people do end up losing it … and more [frequently] than you think.' The $100 million prize is enough to buy a private jet, a Caribbean island or to stay a little under two years living in the most expensive hotel room in the world (The $155,000 per night Royal Mansion at Atlantis the Royal, Dubai). It'll even allow you to crack the Sydney housing market, but it still won't be enough to nab you one of the most expensive properties in town.
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Search for Aussie millionaires as $116m in lotto prizes remain unclaimed
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