SA WOMAN WINS MILLION POUNDS

Lucky SA woman wins one million pounds in UK radio competition. Image Screenshot / Heart FM website

Lucky SA woman becomes UK millionaire [watch]

A South African woman has become an instant millionaire by winning 1 million Pounds in a radio competition.

SA WOMAN WINS MILLION POUNDS

Lucky SA woman wins one million pounds in UK radio competition. Image Screenshot / Heart FM website

United Kingdom – Who says Saffers are not lucky? South African expat Margaret Coetzer became a millionaire in the United Kingdom when she won GBP 1 million (R 23m) this past Friday, 28 April. 

Margaret Coetzer and her husband AJ live in Bracknell, just outside of London, United Kingdom. Both Margaret and AJ are originally from South Africa.

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UK RADIO COMPETITION

The competition titled “Make Me A Millionaire” is hosted by Heart FM (a radio station in the UK) and has been running for several years.

According to The Good Things Guy, since the start of this annual competition, only four people have actually won the prize, and become millionaires.

SA woman becomes a UK millionaire in UK radio competition. Source : Youtube / Heart FM

LUCKY SA WOMAN

Listeners enter and get the chance to select a lucky box that could contain a sum of money with the grand prize being one million Pounds. 

Coetzer selected box number 2, which contained the winning phrase “Make Me A Millionaire”. She was overcome with shock and joy.

It took Coetzer a while before registering that she had won the million Pounds. To add to the excitement, the lucky win happened to be on Coetzer’s birthday too. She has just turned 40 years old.

SPENDING THE MILLION

When asked what she plans to do with the money, Coetzer said she wishes to purchase a house. She would also like to buy a horse for her daughter and donate money to animal welfare charities.

Coetzer also said that she would like to come to South Africa so that she can visit family.

SOUTH AFRICANS IN UK

The United Kingdom is home to a large number of South African expats. Unofficial figures state that nearly 250 000 South Africans are living in the United Kingdom.

This figure does not include South Africans with dual nationality residing in Britain (on UK or European passports) since SA does not keep records of the numbers of South Africans leaving the country to live abroad.

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