A woman from Hackham was the sole winner of the division one prize in last Thursday’s lottery draw, held on Christmas night.

“I had no idea until I just checked the ticket,” she revealed to The Lott today.

“The ticket has been sitting in my purse all this time. With everything going on this week, I hadn’t had a chance to look at it,” she explained.

“I heard there was an unclaimed winning ticket out there,” she continued.

“I allowed myself a little smile, thinking maybe it could be me, but I never imagined in a million years that I would win $20 million,” she added.

The woman said she would use some of the money to help her family and give to some of her favourite charities.

“A lot of people could do a lot of good with this money,” the woman said.

“I always like to give where I can, no matter what amount.

“Now I can give a little more.”

The winning entry was purchased at Colonnades Lotto Kiosk, Shop KI104 Noarlunga Centre, 54 Beach Road, Noarlunga Centre.

The winning numbers in Powerball draw 1545 were 7, 23, 29, 20, 11, 16 and 17. The all-important Powerball number was 17.

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