The West Australian who pocketed the entire $50 million Powerball jackpot on Thursday night is in shock and is still processing the news.

The lucky punter — the nation’s only division one winner — won the life-changing sum after purchasing the ticket through Lotterywest’s Play Online portal.

Lotterywest spokesperson Zoe Wender said the winner was notified on Friday morning, and said they would spend the weekend revelling in their victory.

“The winner is very much in shock processing this life-changing news, and they will be coming to Lotterywest HQ to claim their prize over the coming weeks when they’re ready,” she said.

“(The winner) is aware of their win, they’re probably going to spend the weekend processing the news.

“Hopefully we can welcome them into the Lotterywest winners

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