$40 Million Powerball: Is This Thursday Your Lucky Night?

Updated: 14/4/2026

The Dream is Calling: $40 Million Powerball Thursday

The stakes are bigger this week, with Powerball climbing to an eye watering $40 million for Draw 1561. Entries close Thursday, April 16, 2026 at 7:27pm AEST on Oz Lotteries. There’s a certain electricity in the air when the excited chatter of players fills offices and workplaces around the country saying: “$40 million powerball tonight”. It’s not just a jackpot; it’s a "quit scrolling and daydream for a minute" moment. Whether you’re planning to buy the whole building from your landlord as one of our big winners once said or finally take that trip to Hawaii, Powerball Thursday is the night it could all happen.

At Oz Lotteries, we’ve been connecting Aussies to life-changing wins for over 20 years. We believe everyone deserves the thrill of dreaming big, backed by the confidence of a secure and dependable platform.  

Everything You Need to Know for Draw 1561

Don't let the clock catch you out. If you’re asking "when is powerball drawn?" or "what time does powerball close?", we’ve got the answers:

• Draw Close: Oz Lotteries stops accepting entries for Draw 1561 at 7:27 PM AEST.

• The Moment of Truth: The winning numbers are drawn shortly after at approximately 8:30 PM AEST every Thursday night on Channel 7 or 7TWO and affiliated regional stations (check your local TV guide). You can soak up the excitement as they happen or wait for our results to appear on our Powerball results page.

What are the Different Ticket Types?

Ready to take your shot? Here are the best ways to get involved in this $40 million jackpot:

• Standard: one Powerball game is 7 numbers, from 1 to 35, and 1 Powerball number, from 1 to 20. You can have as many games as you want on a ticket.
• QuickPick: Let the system randomly generate your numbers.
• PowerHit: Guarantees you the Powerball number, so you only need to pick seven.
• Powerball System entry: Play more than 7 numbers (up to 20), covering more combinations and boosting your chances across multiple prize divisions.
• Lotto Party: Lotto Party is the easiest way to play your favourite lotto games with your friends. Each friend pays their share, which is put into a kitty to buy the ticket. The more who join, the more chances you have. If your ticket wins, we automatically split the prize between you and your friends.
• Powerball Syndicate: is a group of 10 people buying a ticket, where the cost of the ticket is shared equally among the members of the group. This allows you to get a larger combination of numbers and increase the chances of winning. If the syndicate wins, the prize money is equally divided among the syndicate members.

Who Won Powerball Tonight?

The question on everyone’s lips after the balls drop is "who won powerball tonight?". Once the draw is finalised, we update our results page immediately. If you’ve played with us, we’ll even send your results directly to your inbox so you can find out first. Will you be our next $40 million Powerball winner?

What are the $40 Million Powerball Prizes?

Powerball has a possible 9 prize divisions that you can win.  The current Powerball divisions.

Division	Match	Odds
Division 1	All 7 main winning numbers and the Powerball	1:134,490,400
Division 2	All 7 main winning numbers	1:7,078,443
Division 3	Any 6 main winning numbers and the Powerball	1:686,176
Division 4	Any 6 main winning numbers	1:36,115
Division 5	Any 5 main winning numbers and the Powerball	1:16,943
Division 6	Any 4 main winning numbers and the Powerball	1:1,173
Division 7	Any 5 main winning numbers	1:892`
Division 8	Any 3 main winning numbers and the Powerball	1:188
Division 9	Any 2 main winning numbers and the Powerball	1:66