A Witbank businessman is the latest to become a multi-millionaire after winning 

R28, 219, 392.25 in the LOTTO PLUS 1 jackpot draw which took place on 19 October 2022. 

The first thing he plans to do is to buy a vacuum truck for his business. 

He realized he had won the jackpot when he received an FNB notification alerting him that he had won over R250 000, at first he thought it was a scam, until he received a phone call from FNB, verifying that he had indeed won a big amount and that he needed to proceed to the ITHUBA office to claim his winnings. 

“All I knew was that it was over R250 000, I didn’t know it was the actual jackpot amount until I got to ITHUBA and found out that I am a millionaire,” said the man. 

He confirmed that he plays all National Lottery games once a month, and has only spent up to R250 on purchasing tickets, his method has been to replay the same set of numbers each time. 

“As a businessman, although I have always had money in different amounts, I also always believed that I will win the LOTTO, someday”, he added. 

The winner plans to give back some of his winnings to a church, as a means to express his gratitude. He will also continue to build his home for his family, which he hadn’t finished building. 

“My life will continue as normal, I will not stop working,” said the winner. 

In his spare time, he enjoys cycling and watching soccer. 

“ITHUBA congratulates the latest multi-millionaire. It is exciting to see our players win our life-changing jackpots.” – Charmaine Mabuza, ITHUBA CEO. 

“We also congratulate the PowerBall winner of R142, 562.80 from KwaZulu Natal, who played the game on 14 October 2022 through the manual selection on draw number 1345. 

“The excited winner prayed and thanked God when he found out that he had won. He plans to do a family ceremony for his relatives, and also plans to build a house for his family. 

“The player is a contractor and works as a boilermaker, he will continue to Phanda Pusha Play the National Lottery games,” – Charmaine Mabuza.