One lucky South African is waking up as a multi-millionaire this morning after winning nearly R100 million in the Lotto PowerBall draw last night.
The winning numbers of the 19 July Lotto PowerBall were 14, 18, 29, 46, 47 and 16, with one person who took home the jackpot of R99 983 308.10.
The location of this winning ticket is not yet known.
Record-breaking win? Not even close!
Even though R100 million sounds unbelievably large, it surprisingly does not even fall within the top 10 biggest lotto wins in South Africa.
On 19 February 2019, a man in his fifties won an incredible R232 131 750.69 in another Lotto PowerBall draw.
After virtually a whole summer without a winner, a single ticket matched all the numbers and the winner came forward to claim the money one week later, opting to stay anonymous, as reported by News24.
The ticket belonged to a man from Cape Town who worked in a blue collar job. He picked his own numbers and spent just R22.50 at an OK Mini Mart in Tygerdal. It was reported that the man had no intention of quitting his work and his main aim with the prize money was to give his children the best education possible.
As reported by IOL, a North West resident won a whopping R158 million on 27 July 2021. The winning ticket was purchased on the day of the jackpot draw, using a banking app.
Ithuba chief executive Charmaine Mabuza said: “The lucky winner walks away with the second-highest PowerBall jackpot in the history of the South African national lottery, making them not only the biggest jackpot winner of 2021 but the biggest online jackpot winner since Ithuba took over as the operator in 2015.”
Another jaw-dropping R153 466 150.39 was won on 10 July 2020. Ithuba located the winner, a KwaZulu-Natal based professional who played via the Standard Bank app. The man, who also preferred to remain anonomous during an interview with News24, stated that he and his partner also would not quit their jobs.
“We are now under no pressure and do not have to worry about our financial future even when we decide to retire,” the lucky winner stated.
“We are financially cautious people. We have calculated how long this money will last us, taking into consideration inflation rates at worst-case scenarios – we realise that we really are set for life. This windfall is a massive gift to us. It has fast-forwarded our investment plans to a point that was beyond our imagination.”
The other top 10 winning jackpots in South Africa include:
4. R145 469 799.30
5. R141 343 180.95
6. R135 366 753.00
7. R121 730 295.90
8. R114 580 902.70
9. R114 242 816.50
10. R110 000 000
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