charity<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\nIf the win was a glitch, it was a happy glitch, just like it has been for another lottery winner in Canada. Antoine Beaini won CAD1 million (US$736,300) in the Maxmillion LOTTO in August of last year. He then repeated the feat earlier this month. The odds of that happening are greater than four billion to one.<\/p>\n
Australia Awards Record-Setting Lottery Prize<\/h2>\n
Just a short hop away from New Zealand, Australia’s lottery is about to change lives. Three winning tickets worth AU$53 million (US$34.12 million) were drawn in today’s Powerball, which was the country’s largest-ever prize<\/p>\n
Today’s draw beats the AU$150 million (US$97.06 million) from 2019. Three tickets also hit the right combination of numbers then, with each taking home AU$50 million (US$32.35 million). In Australia, lottery winnings are tax-free income.<\/p>\n
The US Powerball is setting records as well. It is now worth $800 million after Wednesday night’s draw didn’t find a winner.<\/strong><\/p>\nThe new prize amount is the second-largest in Powerball’s history, according to the lottery organization. The winner will ultimately give up around 37% to the IRS. There will be another cut if there are any state taxes. For some, this means handing over as much as 45% of the winnings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A married couple in Wellington, New Zealand, hit the jackpot last week when their lottery numbers found their target in the Powerball draw. They’re now NZ$16 million (US$9.3 million) richer, although they initially thought the win was nothing more than a glitch. The couple only played the lottery occasionally, according to media outlet Stuff, never […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":64,"featured_media":239677,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,13699],"tags":[13701,82489],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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