National lottery operator Ithuba confirmed on its Twitter page that someone won a jackpot of R22 million from the lotto draw on Saturday night.
The winning numbers were 09, 11, 35, 39, 40, 48 and the total winnings were R22,260,104.
This comes from the bat of last Tuesday’s Powerball jackpot of R60 million where the winner used the First National Bank (FNB) app to buy their ticket.
Ithuba said the R60 million was the highest PowerBall Plus jackpot this year as it had played 23 times before winning on Tuesday, February 7, 2023.
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Seven winners in just two months
The winner is just the latest of many since early 2023.
“This is the seventh millionaire created by the National Lottery since the start of 2023 and we are confident that it will not be the last,” said Ithuba CEO Charmaine Mabuza.
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“Winners will be contacted by FNB, and then advised to go to the nearest ITHUBA office to process their winnings,” said Mabuza.
PowerBall winner
Since January, there have been two PowerBall jackpot winners who have won more than R100 million combined.
A Pretoria woman also won over R72 million through playing on the FNB app, with another bank winning over R32 million after buying tickets at a retail store.
Lotto jackpots
Two lucky people also became millionaires after winning Lotto jackpots in January.
The man who won R25 million says he will not tell anyone about his fortune and will not quit his job. He said he would use the money to pay off debts and buy property.
Another winner was a domestic worker in the Western Cape, who said she was planning to buy a house.
“I was so excited when I found out I won, I screamed and now that I’ve won, I’m going to buy a bigger house,” said the woman.
Compiled by Narissa Subramoney
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