❓ WA Parliamentary Question regarding the increase in Powerball expenditure in 2018-19. The Premier provides a breakdown of weekly revenue, prize payouts to Western Australians, and contributions to the Australian Lotto Bloc.
AnsweredQoN 5634Legislative Assembly
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I refer to the Lotterywest Annual Report and the 75% (or $121 million) increase in expenditure on Powerball in 2018-19, and ask: (a) Can the Premier provide a breakdown of revenue from Powerball for each week of the 2018-19 financial year; (b) How much was returned to Western Australians in Powerball prizes during 2018-19; and (c) How much of Powerball revenue in Western Australia during 2018-19 was paid to Australian Lotto Bloc?
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Answered
27 November 2019
Response time
13 days
(a)
Draw.Date
Draw.Number
Sales for week $M
27/06/2019
1206
6.410
20/06/2019
1205
4.639
13/06/2019
1204
3.701
6/06/2019
1203
2.823
30/05/2019
1202
2.353
23/05/2019
1201
1.851
16/05/2019
1200
2.489
9/05/2019
1199
1.809
2/05/2019
1198
5.255
25/04/2019
1197
3.224
18/04/2019
1196
3.336
11/04/2019
1195
2.716
4/04/2019
1194
2.044
28/03/2019
1193
4.351
21/03/2019
1192
3.055
14/03/2019
1191
2.556
7/03/2019
1190
2.04
28/02/2019
1189
7.106
21/02/2019
1188
5.899
14/02/2019
1187
4.756
7/02/2019
1186
3.721
31/01/2019
1185
2.739
24/01/2019
1184
2.061
17/01/2019
1183
26.086
10/01/2019
1182
17.35
3/01/2019
1181
10.112
27/12/2018
1180
5.198
20/12/2018
1179
4.99
13/12/2018
1178
4.762
6/12/2018
1177
3.674
29/11/2018
1176
2.977
22/11/2018
1175
2.022
15/11/2018
1174
1.991
8/11/2018
1173
11.256
1/11/2018
1172
6.737
25/10/2018
1171
4.948
18/10/2018
1170
4.416
11/10/2018
1169
3.485
4/10/2018
1168
2.689
27/09/2018
1167
1.917
20/09/2018
1166
5.516
13/09/2018
1165
4.167
6/09/2018
1164
3.189
30/08/2018
1163
2.492
23/08/2018
1162
2.097
16/08/2018
1161
25.295
9/08/2018
1160
14.926
2/08/2018
1159
8.467
26/07/2018
1158
6.652
19/07/2018
1157
5.495
12/07/2018
1156
4.625
5/07/2018
1155
3.403
Total PB sales 18/19
281.868
(b) The prize payout to Western Australians for Powerball in 2018-19 was $95.785m
(c) In 2018/19 a total of $155.078m was contributed to the Australian Lotto PowerBall Bloc Prize Pool
Draw.Date
Draw.Number
Sales for week $M
27/06/2019
1206
6.410
20/06/2019
1205
4.639
13/06/2019
1204
3.701
6/06/2019
1203
2.823
30/05/2019
1202
2.353
23/05/2019
1201
1.851
16/05/2019
1200
2.489
9/05/2019
1199
1.809
2/05/2019
1198
5.255
25/04/2019
1197
3.224
18/04/2019
1196
3.336
11/04/2019
1195
2.716
4/04/2019
1194
2.044
28/03/2019
1193
4.351
21/03/2019
1192
3.055
14/03/2019
1191
2.556
7/03/2019
1190
2.04
28/02/2019
1189
7.106
21/02/2019
1188
5.899
14/02/2019
1187
4.756
7/02/2019
1186
3.721
31/01/2019
1185
2.739
24/01/2019
1184
2.061
17/01/2019
1183
26.086
10/01/2019
1182
17.35
3/01/2019
1181
10.112
27/12/2018
1180
5.198
20/12/2018
1179
4.99
13/12/2018
1178
4.762
6/12/2018
1177
3.674
29/11/2018
1176
2.977
22/11/2018
1175
2.022
15/11/2018
1174
1.991
8/11/2018
1173
11.256
1/11/2018
1172
6.737
25/10/2018
1171
4.948
18/10/2018
1170
4.416
11/10/2018
1169
3.485
4/10/2018
1168
2.689
27/09/2018
1167
1.917
20/09/2018
1166
5.516
13/09/2018
1165
4.167
6/09/2018
1164
3.189
30/08/2018
1163
2.492
23/08/2018
1162
2.097
16/08/2018
1161
25.295
9/08/2018
1160
14.926
2/08/2018
1159
8.467
26/07/2018
1158
6.652
19/07/2018
1157
5.495
12/07/2018
1156
4.625
5/07/2018
1155
3.403
Total PB sales 18/19
281.868
(b) The prize payout to Western Australians for Powerball in 2018-19 was $95.785m
(c) In 2018/19 a total of $155.078m was contributed to the Australian Lotto PowerBall Bloc Prize Pool
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