Plus winners in South Africa will use his winnings to finally be able to travel to the United States to meet his granddaughter for the first time.The man has not been able to meet his family’s newest member because his daughter lives in the US.
“Our daughter stays oversees, so we have not seen her in five years due to lack of finances. What’s worse, she has a daughter that we have never met. We will use a portion of this money to travel to the United States to see our daughter for the first time in years, and meet our grandchild for the first time,” the winners said.The man added that he and his wife are searching for a souvenir to give their grandchild.
“Something meaningful, that represents Africa, so that she always remembers that she has people who love her on the other side of the world.”, the man spent R45 on his ticket at an Engen petrol station in Bedfordview, Gauteng, and chose his own numbers.The other two winners have not yet claimed their winnings at the time of the announcement on 19 April 2024.
One of the players won a whopping R13,309,154.20 from the PowerBall jackpot. The other PowerBall Plus winner also secured R2,901,985.Charmaine Mabuza, Ithuba’s chief executive officer , congratulated the winners. She also highlighted the diversity of the winning lottery tickets. “The sheer diversity of retailers from which these winning tickets were purchased underscores the accessibility of the National Lottery. Whether it’s a local supermarket, a post office, or a service station, every corner of the nation holds the potential for life-altering moments through the National Lottery games,” said Mabuza.