An Upper Hunter woman is in total shock after winning half of the record $200 million Powerball draw overnight.
The Singleton woman and her partner had been checking her numbers when her phone rang after the balls had dropped.
The newly-minted multi-millionaires answered the life-changing phone call on the first ring while lying in bed.
“Thank you!” the winning woman hysterically laughed.
“It’s a lot of money. A lot of money to fathom!
“I just had a look a moment ago and I instantly went ‘Oh my god.’
“I mean you joke about winning but never expect it to happen to you.
“Well, I absolutely won’t be working anymore! I mean, honestly, do I really need to?!
“There’s always a lot of hypothetical questions of what I would want to do but now I’m just lost for words. I have no idea.
“Maybe an overseas tour. I think I want to see everywhere.
“My partner is here with me now. He’s a bit in shock. He loves his job, so I don’t know if he’ll be retiring.
“We’ll most definitely be celebrating on the weekend. Our options are endless!
“It’s going to help our children immensely.
“Wow. I’m just taking it all in. Thank you so much.”
Their winning 50-game QuickPick entry was purchased online.
