Powerball Jackpot: Winner Has Nearly R100 Million Waiting to be paid in 48 Hours, Mzansi Shares Lotto Dreams

Powerball Jackpot: Winner Has Nearly R100 Million Waiting to be paid in 48 Hours, Mzansi Shares Lotto Dreams

  • There is a new multi-millionaire in South Africa after the national Powerball's 99 million rand draw
  • The winner of the latest Powerball is one lucky soul as they were able to win with their own numbers on the FNB app
  • The National Lottery commented on how the latest winner of the Powerball lotto can make their claim

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In a Powerball draw on 19 July 2022, someone in South Africa won nearly 100 million. The lotto winner has limited time to claim their money.

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Someone in South Africa is officially a millionaire as they became R99 million richer than before, thanks to the Powerball jackpot. Image: Getty Images/RapidEye/Bloomberg
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The National Lottery has released explicit instructions on how the winner can fetch their winnings. Luck was in the air between 15 and 18 July as five others have also become millionaires.

South African wins R99.9 million in Powerball lottery

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According to TimesLIVE, A lucky lotto player had their R150 bet turn into nearly 100 million with a R99 983, 08.10 lottery jackpot. The win was on 19 July 2022, and if they claim, the winning will be paid in a total of 48 hours, reports IOL.

TimesLIVE also reports more wins on 16 and 17 July 2022. In the space of two days and there were two more lotto winners. First, a Powerball plus winner in Soweto spent R45 to pick his numbers and was awarded 13.9million. There was also a winner in Pinetown KZN who bet R15 and won 4.6 million.

Lotto is widely played among South Africans. Many shared what they would do if they won millions from the lotto.

@_Yamzy tweeted:

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"Ka winner lotto or power ball I ain’t telling a soul, leaving Johannesburg to clear my head after I’ve collected my racks."

@GodfreyMasiu commented:

"No one I mean no one would have the calm nerves to tweet on the same night they won a R100 million. Psychology dictates."

@johny_theblessd wrote:

"Capitec bank introducing lotto means that I'm about to unlock my wealth.."

Unemployed Mzansi woman wins a whopping life-changing R31million in the lotto

Briefly News previously reported that they always say that life surprises you when you least expect it. Feeling down and out after having been unemployed for some time, a lady from the Western Cape’s life recently changed when she won R31 million in the lotto.

Everyone dreams of the day when their numbers all come up on the screen. A lucky lady experienced that feeling, which was much needed as she had no income.

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Rutendo Masasi (Human-Interest editor) Rue Masasi is a Human Interest and Entertainment writer at Briefly News who graduated with a BA (Hons) in English from Rhodes University in 2018. Rue also has 2 years of experience in journalism and over four years of experience as an online ESL teacher. She has also passed a set of trainings by Google News Initiative. You can reach her via email: rutendo.masasi@briefly.co.za

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