Australian couple played the same numbers for 36 years
KYABRAM, Vic., Aus. — The overjoyed $10 million (US$10.5 million) winners of Thursday night's Australian Powerball game don't want to be named, but said they had been struggling to make ends meet on one income for years.
"It will be life-changing," they said.
They plan to use some of the money to secure their financial future and some to help out their family and friends.
The couple played the same numbers for 36 years across a variety of lotto games.
Australia's Powerball game is different than the United States' multi-state Powerball game, but is played in the same manner. Players select five numbers from a pool of 45, and one Powerball number from a separate pool of 45.
Australia Powerball pays all jackpot prizes as lump-sum cash, and no taxes are withheld from the prize.
Just before the lucky couple got the news from a Tatts Lotteries official, they had a call from a relative asking if they knew who the unknown winner from Kyabram was.
"We didn't know who it was, or course, but we said we hoped it was someone in need of a windfall," they said.
They were just about to head down to the outlet which sold them the ticket, K and K Toys, when they got the call.
Outlet owner Kevin Bell said his shop had been unusually busy this morning with people coming in hoping that they had been the unknown winner.
"A few people have been joking this morning that they'll be looking out for someone driving a new car. But I think if I won that sort of money I'd be keeping it quiet too," Mr Bell said.
K and K Toys has previously sold 22 first division winners, but the biggest amount won until now had been $3.3m.
Congratulations to the lucky Aussie couple. It's a very nice story and good to read it this morning. Beats all the negative "news" out there.
Congrats to the lucky winners.
Congrats to the couple.
Congratulations to this couple! I pray them the best moving forward!
Congrats to the family!
I wish all the best to them!
They have gone green! The best way!
Congratulations to the lucky winners!
I think this Australian couple should retire and not play anymore lotto games.
The couple played the same numbers for 36 years across a variety of lotto games.
Wow, now that's what I call persistence......
Hope they get to really enjoy their windfall without too many headaches
So ... what were the numbers?
Congrats to the winners......
That'll buy a lotta wallaby burgers!
"The couple played the same numbers for 36 years across a variety of lotto games."
I do the same thing but I hope it doesn't take me 36 dadgum years to win the big one.
I could be almost as old as tiggs by then.
And people don't look very good at that age.
Hell, tiggs looks like the north end of a mule goin' south.
44 28 14 21 27 pb 43 but don't expect them to appear over here
Maybe not Powerball but they could come up in Mega Millions.
Nice! Happy for them
The overjoyed $10 million (US$10.5 million) winners of Thursday night's Australian Powerball game don't want to be named,
If only we had such option to remain anonymous in the US.
And Stack47 told me it was silly to play the same numbers for 32 years.
Wow! Hearing about this, 36 years, will surely keep him up all night. Poor guy.
Great News
Beneath the Constellation of the Southern Cross
Hope more working blokes & Shelias hit again
Congrats
EddessaKnight
Outlet owner Kevin Bell said his shop had been unusually busy this morning with people coming in hoping that they had been the unknown winner.
"A few people have been joking this morning that they'll be looking out for someone driving a new car. But I think if I won that sort of money I'd be keeping it quiet too," Mr Bell said.
Maybe he meant it in a generic sense, like anything done by a man wearing women's clothes looks silly.
And it is. Surely you've watched Monty Python?
And just how does this discursive comment on my Avatar shed any light on my post that you referenced?
"And Stack47 told me it was silly to play the same numbers for 32 years.
Wow! Hearing about this, 36 years, will surely keep him up all night. Poor guy."
I didn't say anything about your avatar.
Just before the lucky couple got the news from a Tatts Lotteries official, they had a call from a relative asking if they knew who the unknown winner from Kyabram was.
"We didn't know who it was, or course, but we said we hoped it was someone in need of a windfall," they said.
They were just about to head down to the outlet which sold them the ticket, K and K Toys, when they got the call.
So, question: Do you give your phone number when you pick your numbers? How does the lottery office know to call these people before these people know they've won?
Congrats to the winners! I'm happy to see someone in need win anytime.
I think anybody who plays the lottery in Australia has to be registered with the government and they give you a card or something to swipe everytime you play.
Probably rules out a lot of potential problems but I don't like giving the government anymore info about me than absolutely necessary. Especially the government we have now. The less they know about me, the better I like it.
We do! It just depends on what state you play in! Like my state of Delaware I can choose if I wish to be anonymous or to go public!
Great news!
This huge win suggests that rewards will follow on from hard work, and from playing the same numbers year after year. In this case 36 years.
I am a student of numerology and love numbers. The #36 is an intellectual number of POWER AND STRENGTH. And people connected to #36 are likely to achieve alot in their lives.
The #36 reduces to the #9. It is worth mentioning that according to The Lottery Code, the ancient Hebrews believed the #9 to be the number of God.
https://www1.tattersalls.com.au/Lotto-tattscard-about.aspx
its not mandatory. now half the lotto are privately owned , its handing your info over to private companies not the gov.
dunno whats more scary the gov having the info or private corps?
anyhow, we can allegedly get our prize, if we lose the ticket, as long as we registerd the purchase on a members card. good plan if you ask me.
Big govts., big corps., there's no difference. They both can't be trusted. In fact, they collaborate against the ordinary folk. The less they know about you the better.
"Especially the government we have now"? Are you saying that you trusted previous governments?
CONGRATULATIONS..
Good for you!!
I've never fully trusted any government. Anyone who does is a fool.
But the government we have now is led by a man with a deep seething hatred for everything we stand for and he has surrounded himself with socialists, communists and other America-hating radicals intent on destroying this republic and replacing it with their idea of a utopian socialist gulag with themselves as the privileged ruling class.
So yes, "especially the government we have now".
Strange that you would think that way. Those of us who would like to see our government adopt policies that would make us more like the so called "Socialist" Northern European countries are not very happy with the way the current administration has cooperated with the corporatists, which actually should make you happy.
http://www.forbes.com/2009/05/05/world-happiest-places-lifestyle-travel-world-happiest.html
dpoly1 won $3 last nite on Powerball, can the big win be next?
Todd has to promise a nice post when I win!
Nancy, Nancy, Nancy, I would think an old worn out queen like you would at least have a little more common sense.
All this time you've been waiting for your ship to come in and it's right there in front of you.
Finland!
Why are you still here, Nancy?
You'll have the perfect nanny state - womb to tomb - everything done for you, everything decided for you, somebody telling you what to do every step of the way!
What could be better than that for a helpless, insecure, frightened individual like you?
Those countries rated highest on the "happy" list because the people are all like you - helpless. They want the government running every aspect of their lives just like you do. And they got just what they wanted, so they're happy.
So my only question for you is this:
Why are you still here?
Capitalism is about the government pitting corporations into rigorous competition, not giving them handouts when they fail.
Actually the theory of capitalism is based on finding a system that benefits consumers, not businesses. Corporations are considered people so they can sue and be sued - and we have anti trust laws so that our government can ensure that corporations don't monopolize markets. Alas - nobody should be happy with this current administration and it's handouts, but here we are. The markets have become less capitalist - more centrally planned - and have started failing.
But Capitalism will still take the blaim, even though we've been creating a far less capitalist marketplace since the late 1800s.
I am really glad that they won, shame it took so long. Shame 'cause I'm getting old and haven't won either.
May everyone struggling find their way.
I Hope Somebody's Win from Lottery Post 1 day soon~~~
even if someone thought barry's motive's good,he is in over his head.
2012 goodbye barry.and many others. G.R.I.P.
G.et.
R.id.
I.ncumbent.
P.oliticians.
It's obvious you haven't spent any time in any of these top ten countries on the happiness scale. If you had, you wouldn't have made such ridiculous and erroneous remarks as those above. Then again, maybe you would. If you had at least dropped in for a weekend in one of them you could have asked people your own questions. Maybe I should be glad you haven't been to them as you are one of those kinds of Americans that give decent ones who travel a bad name. If one of your probable picks for president like Rick Perry or Sarah Palin were to win, don't worry, my contingency plans are in place!
http://www.forbes.com/2009/05/05/world-happiest-places-lifestyle-travel-world-happiest.html
https://www.lotterypost.com/news/235851/2187100
LOL, Nancy, you're as likely to have been in any of those countries as at the Four Seasons in Jackson Hole as you claimed.
If it weren't for your low-rent trappings precluding you from mingling above your hoi polloi station in life, it would come down to contention between your broke-ass inability and a lib's natural state of being a cheap, miserly tightwad.
But you can always dream, Nancy.
And lie.
My post made no claims as to my time spent in the countries under discussion. It was an observation based on your absurd remarks, the Forbes.com article, my personal experiences, as well as the experiences over many years of people I know well. Your response now is to ignore my statements and try to turn the discussion around to me, which is par for the course for you. If you think you are going to get me to give up information about my life other than untraceable things for goons like you to read, think again. Your absurd remarks earlier are what I would like you to address, not who or what I am.
How could you have any idea about what sort of achiever I am, over, under, or otherwise, based on anything I've mentioned here?
"And lie." Upon what basis could you make this statement?
For your information, I've stayed in the Four Seasons in Jackson Hole, Las Vegas, AND New York City. You are free to believe me or not. You have no basis to say I'm lying. Besides, it's immaterial. You have made statements about other countries that prompted me to conclude you have no first hand knowledge of them.
Your quoted response above fails to address this conclusion at any level!
Here are your comments that prompted my post.
Let's start over and discuss your experiences that prompted them.
You can either click here or read below...