A 68 year old pensioner from Pretoria scooped the R4,9 million LOTTO PLUS 2 jackpot from the 3rd November 2018 draw.
The pensioner visited the Ithuba office in Sandton on Friday the 7th of November in the company of his wife and two children. The family all stay in an RDP house in Pretoria which they have not been able to extend or renovate in any way. Apart from the winner’s pension grant, the family also survives on the son’s income from his job as a taxi driver.
When asked about how he was planning on spending his new fortune, the winner said: “First of all, I want to help my children improve their lives and be independent. They want to start their own businesses and want start-up homes, I will help them achieve that. My daughter also wants to further her studies and that makes me happy. As for me and my wife, we will not move out of our RDP house, we will just renovate it into a beautiful, well-furnished home. I will finally be able to buy a big plasma TV and a stunning lounge suite where my wife and I can relax peacefully. I really cannot wait for our lives to get better, I feel like my dignity as the head of the family has been restored”, said the winner.
The winner received trauma counselling and extensive financial advice organised by ITHUBA. “The financial advice really helped me realise that if I use these winnings wisely, I will never be poor again in my life. I intend on sticking to the financial counsel I received — just the terrifying thought of going back to poverty on its own, will keep me motivated”, he concluded.
