1st Huge Lotto Winner of 2025 Bags Over R1.5M, SA Hopeful for Future Jackpot

• One person in South Africa played the lotto and came out as a winner after taking a chance at the beginning of the year
• National Lottery operator Ithuba released the results of the lotto Plus 1 jackpot, which added up to millions 
• Online users shared their reactions to seeing the winning numbers and how much one lucky person got 

A lottery participant has no regrets after submitting their numbers for the 4 January 2025 lotto draw. The latest player to win is one of the first to become a millionaire in the New Year. 

Ithuba shared the announcement of the winner on X, garnering some attention. People commented on the post announcing that someone was officially a millionaire, and people were in awe. 

Lotto winner bags millions 

According to Ithuba on X, only one person won the latest Lotto Plus jackpot, worth more than R2 million. The lotto player matched six numbers to win the big sum of money. See a table of the winnings below. 

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SA applauds lotto winner 

Many people congratulated the winner on the massive win. Some netizens hoped they would be in the same situation one day, too. Read the comments below:

@thabomadie demanded:

"These winners must be made public."

@miss_wanir manifested:

"I'm winning the jackpot this year."

@Phut454118 said:

"12 grapes come through for me."

@maboyapits18369 cheered:

"Congratulations."

4 other millionaire lotto winners 

• A fortunate mother of two shared her plans for her children after winning millions in the Lotto Plus.
• One man shared his winning strategy after winning the lotto multiple times and walking away with tens of millions of rands.
• People were amazed by a professional who lucked out with the lotto and became a big winner.
• A car dealership employee's life changed when they played lotto and then gave their workplace a deal. 

Source: Briefly News