Johannesburg, Sunday 28 January 2018 – Ithuba, the licensed operator of the National Lottery, is calling on all LOTTO players to check their tickets to see if they are R110 million richer. Says Khensani Mabuza, Head of Marketing Ithuba, “We are calling on all South Africans who played the LOTTO to please check their tickets to see if they are our latest jackpot millionaires for LOTTO draw 1783 which took place Saturday 27 January.”
Oh and yes we have four winning numbers – another first for the National Lottery. “We are so excited to announce that we managed to change not one but four lives with the R110 million guaranteed jackpot! This is a first and we wish our four winners all the best. Our Winner Services department is ready and waiting to process each claim and will offer our complimentary emotional and financial counselling session. Ithuba offers the complimentary sessions as these are the tools to grow and secure the financial future of our jackpot winner,” ends Mabuza.
Summary of last night’s LOTTO results are as follows. Please watch our website www.nationallottery.co.za for more details on the winning tickets.
Please be advised that we have 4 winners on LOTTO and 1 winner on LOTTO PLUS 1. We have rolled on LOTTO PLUS 2.
Pay-out Amount 4 WINNERS: R 27,500,000.00
LOTTO Next JACKPOT: R 3 Million
LOTTO PLUS 1 Pay-out Amount: R 11,698,564.80
LOTTO PLUS 1 Next ESTIMATED: R 1.4 Million
LOTTO PLUS 2 Rollover Amount: R 4,870,882.86
LOTTO PLUS 2 Next ESTIMATED: R 5, 6 Million
How to check if you are a winner, and how to claim your winnings
Ithuba Head of Marketing, Khensani Mabuza says: If you bought a ticket, make sure you check to see if you are a winner. Ithuba has made it easy for our players to check if they won. These include the National Lottery website www.nationallottery.co.za for the latest results across all our games; a player hotline 0800 484 822 (toll free – calls from landline only) and we have ticket checker machines at select retail stores. You have 365 days to claim and claim you will need your ID book/card, winning ticket, bank statement and proof of residence. You can also check from your retailer where you bought your ticket.
About Ithuba Winner Services
Because we understand that winning the lottery is both a very exciting and potentially overwhelming experience. It is with this in mind that Ithuba established the Winner Services department, which offers a number of complimentary services to people with winnings above R50 000. The aim is to equip our winners with tools to best invest their winnings and to cope with this sudden life-changing event. Winner Services include:
- Safeguarding winners identities
- Financial advice
- Estate planning
- Legal advice and
- Trauma and Emotional Counselling.
About Ithuba
Ithuba Holdings Proprietary “(RF), is the official operator of the National Lottery in South Africa from 1 June 2015. Ithuba will reinvigorate the National Lottery through optimising the consumer experience, restoring faith and trust in the National Lottery, and showcasing its positive social contribution to our society. Ithuba, proudly rooted in South Africa, is intent on contributing positively and actively to socio-economic development through the ethical and efficient operation of the National Lottery, and setting the benchmark for Lottery operations in SA and beyond.
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