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[randomx]

Yeah , the odds are buckleys and none for sure but l use to think well they're also those same odds for the one that wins it every wk to so yaknow, we've all got as gooda chance as anyone else is the way l look at it.

Mind you, l don't even play it ha ha, haven't for yrs , thinking l might start again though, why not.

 

[red750]

I always say, it only takes one game to win it. The guy that won the $50mill this week won with one game, lost with three. If you are meant to win it you will. Buying 50 games won't help if you're not meant to win it. You might pick up a small consolation prize, but probably wouldn't cover the cost of the ticket.

[red750]

A Melbourne dad almost missed the news he'd just won $50 million in Powerball after mistakenly deleting the email telling him about it.

The Victorian man, who was watching the AFL on the couch with his son on Thursday night, ignored the first message from The Lott because he assumed it was junk mail.

'I actually saw the first email and didn't even open it,' he said.

'I thought it was spam and deleted it.'

But a second email made him curious enough to check his ticket on the app - and that's when the reality of his win hit.

'Unbelievable. Fifty million dollars - that's insane,' he said.

'I'm just sitting here watching the footy with my son. When my wife gets home, I've got some news for her.

'She probably won't believe me, but when I show her the ticket, I think she'll start shaking and crying.'

The man held the only division one winning entry in Powerball draw 1556, drawn Thursday 12 March 2026, taking home the entire $50 million jackpot.

The winning ticket was just a $6.30 four-game entry bought through The Lott app.

'I only ever play the smallest entry. You don't need a big one to win,' he said.

[rgmwa]

What would you do with $50 million? Probably try and avoid all your new friends for a start. 

[red750]

This may sound odd, but I don't need much. Firstly I would make sure my 3 kids are comfortably well off. Then, considering the current and likely future economic conditions, I would give assistance to my siblings and Irene's siblings. I have 4 cousins, and would give them each a couple of thousand. I would make donations to a few charities.

 

I don't think I have many years to go, so I don't want a large bank balance to pay probate on. I have money put aside for my cremation and have enough to meet my expenses. so I don't need a big bank balance.

 

 

 

 

 

[rgmwa]

That sounds pretty reasonable. I’d do much the same in terms of the family and I’m not likely to live long enough to spend the rest. I’ve got two cars (one was my wife’s) that date from 2002 and 2008 respectively, but they’re going fine at the moment so I don’t even need a new car. What else to spend the other $49m or so on? It’s too much money for most people. As long as you’ve got enough to live pretty well, having a lot more is not going to do much for you. 

[onetrack]

3 hours ago, rgmwa said:

What would you do with $50 million? Probably try and avoid all your new friends for a start. 

Well, for a start, I wouldn't stop sending out the begging letters. You never know when the $50M might run out. 😄 

[pmccarthy]

I would pay people to finish all my half finished jobs, including vehicle projects.

[octave]

13 hours ago, pmccarthy said:

I would pay people to finish all my half finished jobs,

I wouldn't, which is not necessarily a plus.

We built our own house in 1990, and when we sold it, we were forced to install architraves and skirting boards and even get a completion certificate from the council so that we could sell it. I have that combination of the drive to do everything myself and a wonderful ability to complete 85% of the job.

[willedoo]

1 hour ago, octave said:

I wouldn't, which is not necessarily a plus.

We built our own house in 1990, and when we sold it, we were forced to install architraves and skirting boards and even get a completion certificate from the council so that we could sell it. I have that combination of the drive to do everything myself and a wonderful ability to complete 85% of the job.

octave, I built my own place in 1996 when I was in my early 40's and I'm thankful I did it then and not now. Looking at some of those beams I got up there on my own gets me trying to remember what it was like to be young and physically capable. The deepest stump hole was up to almost the top of my head and too tight for a jackhammer, so I levelled out a punching pad in the rock base with a crowbar. I used it like a percussion drill, letting the hand pressure off just as it hit the rock so it would twist a bit like a drill and chip a little bit out at a time. It was a bit claustrophobic down there. I dug all the stump holes with a shovel, crowbar and jackhammer. As far as raising bearers and beams, it's amazing what you can do with pulleys and temporary gin poles. To raise and place the poles in the holes I had pulleys and ropes set up at different points so I could tie the rope onto the 4WD and just drive away and watch the pole stand up in the rear vision mirror. It was hard work but a lot of fun and I'm glad I did it. All the 4x2 wall studs, king posts and collar ties, the 6x2 rafters and verandah joists and the 10x2 ridge board are all recycled ironbark from when they pulled down the old Maroochydore RSL. I bought a whole truckload of it from a demolition mate. Great seasoned timber but as hard as your mother in law's heart. You can't drive a clout into it without pre drilling.

[red750]

Many many years ago, my dad built a large building by himself. I don't know much about it, because I was about 5 or 6 at the time. Willi's story reminded me of what I had heard about it.

 

We lived on a farm in a valley which was acquired by the Victorian State Rivers and Water Supply Commission in about 1949. They were planning to build a dam in the valley, and pump the water into Melbourne's water supply. Our entire farm ended up under water. The building was to house the pumping station. The support columns were cut from trees surrounding the site. We didn't have a tractor in those days so they were hauled into place with horses.