Everything you need to know for Powerball’s $80 million jackpot

Western Australia could see history repeat itself this week, with Powerball’s $80 million jackpot on offer matching the largest lottery prize ever won by a WA Lotto ticket.

WA’s largest Lotto win on record is an $80 million Powerball prize shared by a group of 55 women from a northern suburbs gym who took home the life-changing prize in December 2021.

Lotterywest spokesperson Zoe Wender said WA players might be celebrating history repeating itself if a WA ticket wins the entire $80 million Powerball jackpot tomorrow night.

“It would be fantastic to see another group of players share a life-changing prize just like the 55 women and their families who have no doubt been making the most of their shared $80 million prize over the past four years,” she said.

“Playing as a group by purchasing a syndicate ticket is a great way to play when jackpots reach these heights and means players can share the cost of a ticket and possibly the joy of a win with family, friends or workmates.

“Syndicates can be arranged in-store and if you don’t have a group to play with, you can join a syndicate that has already been set up.”

Powerball has delivered multiple significant wins for WA players in recent history. In September 2025, the last time Powerball offered an $80 million jackpot, a Peel woman won a $20 million share thanks to her Slikpik 18 ticket. The woman made plans for a simple life with a fruit-tree and chook-filled garden.

Across 2025 Powerball delivered a total of four Division One wins in WA, the most Division One Powerball wins recorded in a single year since 2016.

Since the start of 2026, WA has already celebrated one Division One Powerball win, when a Pilbara grandfather took home a $10 million Powerball prize in January.

Thanks to WA players and retailers, more than $12.5 million has been raised so far for Lotterywest’s grants program from Powerball’s five-week jackpot run.

A Lotterywest grant of more than $3.8 million is supporting the development of the new Crosslinks Community Hub, which will provide a central facility for Western Australians with disabilities to access the services they need.

Tickets for this week’s $80 million Powerball jackpot are available in-store, online or via the Lotterywest App until 6pm on Thursday.

Powerball stats and facts

• The last time Powerball offered $80 million was in September 2025 when a Peel woman won a $20 million share of the jackpot
• WA’s current largest Lotto prize on record is an $80 million Powerball prize won in December 2021 by a group of 55 women from Perth’s northern suburbs
• The most frequently drawn winning numbers from the main barrel are 9, 7 11 and 17, while the least frequently drawn are 31, 26 and 13
• The most frequently drawn Powerball numbers are 2 and 4, while the least frequently drawn Powerball numbers are 8 and 12
• To win Division One you need all seven winning numbers and the Powerball number
• WA’s most popular Powerball ticket types are Powerpik 7, Slikpik 12 and Slikpik 18
• A Powerpik ticket provides the winning Powerball number, which is needed to win a Division One prize and five of the other eight Divisions.

Playing Lotto is a game of chance, which means each draw is random and there is no pattern to winning numbers. Reminiscing on what numbers have come up in the past can be interesting, but it doesn’t affect future outcomes.

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