A South Australian father has been revealed to be the lucky winner of the $40million Powerball jackpot on Thursday. The man's 25-game marked entry was the only Division One winner in the 1189 draw with winning numbers 7, 5, 13, 4, 2, 14, 11, and Powerball number 14. The winner, who wished to remain anonymous, has recalled the remarkable moment he realised he had become a multi-millionaire. 'I was just sitting at home last night and for something to do I thought I would check my Powerball ticket,' he said on Friday. 'I checked the numbers and recognised that a few of them were mine, so I double checked them again. A South Australian father has been revealed to be the lucky winner of the $40million Powerball jackpot on Thursday after drawing winning numbers 7, 5, 13, 4, 2, 14, 11, and Powerball number 14 'I showed my wife and she said, "this can't be true, something must be wrong here." We didn't believe it until the news was confirmed this morning. 'We are over-the-moon!' About one-third of Australians are estimated to have bought a ticket to try their luck and nearly 6,000 tickets per minute were sold in the lead-up to the draw. Players are required to choose seven numbers ranging from 1 to 35 and an additional number ranging from 1 to 20 for the Powerball. Each number has an equal chance of being drawn, however, players were quick to point out the incredibly low sequence of the winning numbers which all fell between 2 and 14. The winner, who purchased his ticket on OzLotteries.com, revealed he based his selections on his family members' birth dates after he stopped buying his usual QuickPicks, which are randomly generated. 'I've been playing Powerball for about six or seven years and for a long time I was buying QuickPicks,' he said. 'A little while ago I thought I would change it up a bit and so I marked a coupon using my large family's birthdates. 'Once I changed the numbers, I started to win a few small things here and there so I thought to myself 'I'm not going to change these, I'm going to stick to them.' 'I've never won anything like this!' Each number has an equal chance of being drawn, however, players were quick to point out the incredibly low sequence of the winning numbers which all fell between 2 and 14 The modest dad, who is in his 50s and lives with his family on the outskirts of Adelaide, said he is not rushing to buy anything extravagant and wants to use his fortune to give back instead. 'I'm not into flashy houses or cars – it's all about family first,' he said. 'We are quite involved in the local community in which we live. We'd love to give back to the charities and organisations close to our heart in the community. 'We've been doing it tough the last few years so this will make a whole world of difference to my family.' The chances of winning with a single-game entry are just one in 134,490,400. The chances of winning with a 12-game entry are one in 11,207,534. Division Two had six winners, who each won $83,887.80, and the division three prize was won by 79 people who each received $3893.55. The last winner was in January when a record-breaking $100 million jackpot made headlines across the country. One in three Australians are believed to have bought a ticket in that draw hoping to take home the major prize. In the 12 months ending 2018, there were 16 Powerball division one winning entries nationally who collectively took home $367million. The biggest Powerball prize was $60 million, won in November by a man from Burleigh Heads. The last time a single Powerball entry held by an Australian lottery player took home $40million was in May 2014, when a father from Brisbane's northside took home the entire prize pool. All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility