1 Lotto Player Wins Over R40M With R30 Ticket Purchase on Popular Banking App
- A lucky South African played the Lotto and it paid off in one of the draws on 27 August 2025
- The Lotto player picked their lucky numbers and matched all six, landing them multiple millions
- South Africans were in awe of the amount of money that is officially due to one person who took a chance with Ithuba
A lucky lotto player's faith paid off in a big way. One South African became an overnight multimillionaire thanks to the Lotto.
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The lotto announced one of the winners in the last week of August 2025. The Lotto player will walk away with a massive jackpot prize after making a small wager.
In a post on X, the National Lottery announced that on 27 August one person turned into a millionaire. The Lotto player is guaranteed R41, 541, 454.50 after they played their numbers using the Capitec banking app and spending R30.
The winner of the millions will be contacted by Capitec Bank and is due to receive counselling and professional financial advice. Psychological counselling for lotto winners is crucial. Old Mutual reported that a number of winners often lose their fortune due to avoidable mistakes. Financial advisors can help winners decide on the best ways to invest and avoid bad advice from friends and family.
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South Africa discusses R41M lotto winner
Online users were floored that one person won more than R40 million. Many referenced alleged corruption in the lotto as they expressed their disbelief. In 2024, the National Lotteries Comission was implicated in a scandal involving undue monetary benefits that allegedly went to late actor Presley Chweneyagae and Terry Pheto. The SIU's investigation fuelled the public's distrust in the lottery's draws. See the post announcing the lotto winner of R41 million below:
@JustXavierB applauded:
"Well done to Mzansi 's new millionaire. Don't buy a G Wagon."
@Mykhel_G said:
"Eyy icomrade lidlile, R41 million."
@king_thokozani remarked:
"We wonder who won."
@The_real_nkuli was hopeful:
"Now is the good time to play the lottery 😎 " The chance of winning is realistic for the first time in a long time ⌛️"
@dladla_miss wrote:
"Let’s guess, a poor widow with six children played on an absa app 😂"
@Lorenzo41873012 lamented;
"Woooow only one jackpot winner as usual."
@sayit18890 complained:
"@CapitecBankSA doesn't give us option to choose bonus ball so how is this win even possible? @SIUOntario @PublicProtector can you guys do your job, there are no powerball bonus ball options but someone won?"
@mr_TWW argued:
"Once you realise that you don't pick the winning numbers , the system picks the winner, you will heal."
Other Briefly News stories about lotto winners
- An art teacher's life changed after winning millions with the national lottery overnight.
- South African were touched by a man from Mpumanga who remembered his community in need after he won millions in a jackpot.
- Online users were delighted for a mother of three who took a chance with the lotto.
- Peeps were in awe after one South African became the winner of R100 million.
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