Aussie woman wins $60million after changing a single number on her Powerball ticket before the draw

By OLIVIA DAY, ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR, AUSTRALIA Published: 21:43, 28 May 2026 | Updated: 21:48, 28 May 2026 An Aussie woman has become an overnight millionaire after making a last-minute number change on her ticket. The NSW woman, from Queanbeyan in the state's south-east, matched all seven numbers and the Powerball number in draw 1567 on Thursday night.  Her PowerHit entry also won division two 19 times. This means the woman takes home a total prize of $60,638,678.35.  'Oh my god! Holy c**p!' the woman said when she answered the life-changing call.  'I'm just sitting here watching the women's State of Origin.' 'I actually changed one of the numbers on the PowerHit. I did a fast select on the ticket, but then thought I had too many numbers in the 30s. 'I had 33 and 34, so I took out 33 and made it 5. How insane is that!' An Aussie woman has become an overnight millionaire after making a last-minute number change on her ticket (stock image) The woman said she was young enough to be able to enjoy the prize money and ensure her loved ones were comfortable for the rest of their lives.  She plans to keep working, but not full-time.   'Up until 10 minutes ago, I had a mortgage,' she said. Up to 30 division two winners each pocketed $33,614.65, while 103 players each won $12,109.50 in division three.  So far in 2026, eight Powerball division one winners have taken home $205 million.  Four were in New South Wales, three in Victoria and one in Western Australia. No comments have so far been submitted. Why not be the first to send us your thoughts, or debate this issue live on our message boards. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy.