# Ballina’s $100M secret: The whole town thinks they know who won Australia’s biggest lottery after a grandchild’s rogue Facebook post… We spoke to the bingo-loving gran at the centre of the rumours

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/ballinas-100m-secret-the-whole-town-thinks-they-know-who-won-australias-biggest-lottery-after-a-grandchilds-rogue-facebook-post-we-spoke-to-the-bingo-loving-gran-at-the-centre-of-the-rumour/
- Published: 2026-11-03T14:26:08+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-03T14:33:31+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16258237/ballina-powerball-winner-facebook-post-100million-lottery-grandma-rumours.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Ballina residents are guessing who won the $100 million Powerball.
- The winner bought an $18.90 ticket online.
- The man at the centre of the rumours denies they won.

## Summary

Ballina residents have been speculating about the identity of the woman who won Australia’s $100 million Powerball jackpot, after a grandchild or other relative reportedly posted the news on Facebook before deleting it. A local couple have become the focus of the rumours, but the man has denied that they won, and the winner has not been publicly identified.

The jackpot was won on 15 October by a woman who bought an $18.90 ticket online and was the only person in Australia to match all eight winning numbers. Locals point to reports of a bingo-loving grandmother, a family bereavement and celebrations as clues; the winner told lottery officials she saw the prize as a sign from a recently deceased loved one. These details have fuelled the speculation but do not confirm the couple’s identity.

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