Lotterywest predicts 1200 Powerball tickets will be sold every minute in WA Thursday afternoon

Lotterywest predicts Powerball ticket sales to peak on Thursday afternoon with about 1200 tickets expected to be sold every minute in WA.

For those looking to avoid lines the busiest time is expected to hit between 4pm and 5pm.

It’s expected half of nearly every Australian adult will have an entry in tonight’s draw - so more than 10 million people.

Thursday night’s draw will be the biggest jackpot offered in Australia since October 2022, when the Powerball prize last peaked to $160 million.

Lotterywest Acting CEO Jeremy Hubble said tonight’s $150 million Powerball prize has only been offered once before, back in September 2019.

“If WA celebrates a single Division One win in tonight’s draw it will almost double the State’s current prize record of $80 million, which was set in 2021 when a group of 55 gym ladies took home the entire Powerball jackpot,” Mr Hubble said.

“We are encouraging players to join a syndicate for tonight’s draw, which is a great chance to share the cost of a ticket and possibly the joy of a win with family and friends.

“Recent history has seen some of WA’s biggest wins come from a syndicate, which is always a wonderful experience to witness firsthand in the Lotterywest winner’s room.”

For those who like to play by the numbers - the most frequently drawn are 17, 7, 11, 2, 3 and 9, while the least frequently drawn are 33, 15, 34, 31, 26 and 1.

The most frequently drawn Powerball numbers are 2 and 19, while the least frequently drawn Powerball numbers are 14 and 16.