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5 days ago
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- News.com.au
Half a billion up for grabs in epic US lotto
Australians have a chance at winning a staggering half a billion dollars as a massive US lottery jackpots this Sunday. There is $531 million up for grabs in the USA Powerball, but Aussies can get be in it to win it by buying a ticket to The Lottery Office's USA Power Lotto, which matches the winnings. When a player buys a ticket, the Australian-owned and operated company purchases a matching ticket in the US draw. And while there's no way of knowing what numbers will be drawn until the night, The Lottery Office has crunched the numbers to reveal the luckiest picks so far this year. Since the start of the year, the number 23 has been drawn in the USA Power Lotto 14 times. The second most frequently drawn numbers were 52 and 28, which have each been drawn 13 times. The most overdue for a win was number 38, which has not been drawn in months, since 18 March 2025. While 23 has been the luckiest number in the USA Power Lotto, Point Cook in Victoria has produced the most Australian winners in 2025, followers by Surfers Paradise in Queensland and Melbourne city. In terms of total winnings in 2025, Doncaster East in Victoria, followed by Paradise Point and Morayfield, both in Queensland, make up the top three. Victorians have also been favoured this year in local lotteries, taking out the top spot for the most division one prizes in Australia according to The Lott. The state claimed 152 wins worth $312 million, with more millionaires created than any other Australian state or territory. Sunday's jackpot comes after a Queensland grandfather claimed the entire $30 million jackpot in Thursday night's (local) Powerball.
Yahoo
02-07-2025
- Yahoo
Killer pursued elderly man in dark, hit him and fled
In his final moments alive, Peter Row may not have seen his killer coming. It was late at night and Anthony Costanzo's truck lights were turned off as he pursued his 76-year-old victim through dark, narrow suburban streets. Mr Row was standing next to his car when Costanzo drove into him, crushing him between the two vehicles. He would have died instantly, but his body was not discovered until next morning. Costanzo, meanwhile, did not get out of his truck to check on Mr Row and instead reversed into the bonnet of his Holden Commodore and fled. A woman found Mr Row's body lying on the road, covered in blood, about 5.40am on September 4, 2023 in Melbourne's Doncaster East. Police arrived at Costanzo's home within 30 minutes of the offending but he lied to them, the Supreme Court in Melbourne was told on Wednesday. Costanzo, 35, was initially charged with murder but pleaded guilty to manslaughter by criminal negligence. He was seeking retribution after Mr Row followed Costanzo and had driven into his cousin, the court was told. Mr Row had been called by a night-shift worker after Costanzo's truck pulled into Hansen Technologies car park about 10.45pm on September 3, 2023. Costanzo lived opposite and manipulated boom gates to let his truck inside, prosecutor Jeremy McWilliams said. Mr Row arrived about 11.20pm, in his Holden and stopped behind Costanzo's truck. The truck reversed into the front of the Holden and drove out of the car park, with Mr Row following him and calling triple zero to report what he believed was an attempted burglary. Costanzo drove to his mother's home and when he arrived at the property - followed by Mr Row - a group of men were gathered on the street. Two men approached Mr Row and one said "what the f*** are you going to do?" Mr Row drove into that man, who was Costanzo's cousin and he hit the bonnet before standing up again. He drove off and Costanzo pursued him in the truck without lights turned on. Mr Row, who was still on the phone to police but stopped responding, drove to Tidcombe Crescent in Doncaster East and stopped 400m from a corner with his car headlights on. He got out and stood near a back passenger door, before Costanzo rounded a bend and drove into him. Costanzo's barrister Georgina Connelly SC said her client was afraid of Mr Row as he believed he was pursuing him for damaging his car and she argued it was not a serious example of manslaughter. He was "very agitated and upset" over his cousin and did not remember turning his truck lights off, she said. She said Costanzo had painted his truck after the incident, and did not need to confess when police first spoke to him as they were interviewing him about what happened to his cousin. Mr McWilliams said Costanzo lacked remorse, and only protected his own interests in fleeing the scene. Costanzo will be sentenced at a later date.
