Powerball jackpot winner claims his R121m winnings

A Powerball jackpot winner has come forward to claim the R121m winnings he won a week ago.

POWERBALL JACKPOT WINNER CLAIMS HIS R121M WINNINGS

National lottery operator Ithuba said after 19 consecutive rollovers, the Powerball jackpot of R121,629,573.01 has finally been won.

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Ithuba added the winner won the staggering amount with an R45 online bet.

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THEY HAD A PREMONITION A MONTH EARLIER

The winner said even though his partner had a premonition a month earlier of them acquiring a new car and house, they didn’t anticipate it would lead to winning a mega jackpot.

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“The winner sees this victory as an opportunity to secure generational wealth and create a lasting legacy for their family. Guided by the force of attraction that creates a positive mindset, their journey signifies an impressive transformation from the adversities encountered during the Covid-19 period.

“The winning number combination, inspired by significant dates of loved ones, unexpectedly altered their lives, making them R121,629,573.01 richer and placing them among South Africa‘s esteemed multimillionaires,”

iThuba said.

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HERE ARE SOME TIPS ON PLAYING THE LOTTO:

To help tip the scales in your favour, here are some tips and advice on playing the South Africa lottery: 

• Avoid Picking the Same Numbers as Previous Winners – Those numbers were lucky for that winner, but they’re highly unlikely to be lucky for you. The odds of the same exact set of numbers being picked again are so low you might as well count it as impossible.
• Check Previous Losing Numbers – Take a look at the statistics to see which numbers haven’t been drawn for a while. Probability states that all numbers will eventually be drawn the same number of times, so if a certain number has gone a long time without appearing, it may be worth choosing it the next time you play.
• Pick Both Even and Odd Numbers – When you look at the history of the South Africa lottery, you’ll see that drawings of all even or all odd numbers are extremely rare. In fact, statistics show it’s only happened in 3% of drawings. By including both even and odd numbers in your selection, you’ll have probability on your side.
• Study Lotto Statistics – The numbers that come up for the lotto are randomly drawn, which means the whole game is left up to chance. But that doesn’t mean you can’t analyse the statistics accumulated over the years. When you take a look at the most (and least) commonly drawn numbers, it can give you a good idea of what numbers you should favour and which you should avoid. 

Picking numbers can often be a bit of a challenge. Did you know there is a PowerBall number generator tool? 

It generates random lucky PowerBall numbers using historical data and a special algorithm to generate as many numbers as you want.

Click here to generate your lucky numbers.