WA a chance to make history in $80m Powerball draw

A Sydney punter managed to claim Tuesday’s $50m Oz Lotto prize, but that was only a taste of things to come.

Tonight $80m is up for grabs in Powerball, with the 6pm draw a chance to create WA history should a local winner take home the entire division one prize.

The current record is a $50m Powerball ticket, picked up from NewsXpress in Armadale five years ago.

“We would love to see a new record in WA, even better if the record can be shared through a syndicate win,” Lotterywest spoksman James Mooney said.

It’s only the seventh time Powerball has jackpotted to this type of level.

With such a big prize, it’s expected punters will rush for tickets this afternoon.

“We’re anticipating a rush for tickets between 4pm and 5pm, which could peak to more than 500 tickets sold in a minute,” Mr Mooney said.

The highest jackpot in Australian history was a $150 million Powerball draw last September, shared equally between three eastern states winners who each took home $50 million.

Tickets are available up until 6pm tonight.