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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.
For more information visit us at https://www.nationallottery.co.za/ or Like Us on https://web.facebook.com/SouthAfricanNationalLottery/ or Follow Us on Twitter https://twitter.com/sa_lottery
Published in Lotto
26 January 2018
LOTTO jackpot now a record breaking R110 million guaranteed, the highest in the history of the National Lottery in South Africa
Written by ithuba
Thursday 25 January – Johannesburg – ITHUBA, the licensed operator for the National Lottery, is excited to announce a record breaking jackpot for LOTTO at a guaranteed R110 million for this Saturday 27 January 2018 draw.
“Earlier this week the LOTTO jackpot was at its highest since 2015 (R100 million),” says Khensani Mabuza, Head of Marketing, Ithuba. “Our 24 January draw was not won – and now the LOTTO jackpot is standing at R110 million guaranteed.”
“This is the highest jackpot in the history of the National Lottery games since its existence in South Africa,” Mabuza shares excitedly.
The highest LOTTO jackpot payouts since 2015 are as below:
- 04 November 2017 winner from the Eastern Cape won R 50 795 986,30
- 22 April 2017 winner from Kwazulu Natal won R 34 494 651, 00
- 30 July 2016 winner from KwaZulu Natal won R 35 244 363, 50
“We are encouraging South Africans over the age of 18 to come out in their numbers and play LOTTO for the Saturday 27 January draw. To stand a chance in winning our record breaking jackpot, you have to play.”
“You have to be in it to win it, so visit our National Lottery website, or use your banking channels, National Lottery retailers, and any participating informal trader and change your tomorrow today!” concludes Mabuza.
Where to play LOTTO
You have two days left to go and play the LOTTO for the draw on Saturday 27 January 2018.
- To play visit nationallottery.co.za , register and start playing. Registration is quick and simple, and you can play immediately.
- You are able to play on your banking partner: First National Bank, Standard Bank and Nedbank.
- Visit your National Lottery retailers nationwide.
- Visit your local informal trader: FLASH, Kazang, A2Pay and Blue Label
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.
Published in Lotto
Monday 22 January – Johannesburg – National Lottery announced its highest LOTTO jackpot since 2015, at a record estimated R100 million for the upcoming Wednesday 24 January draw.
“The LOTTO sits at an estimated R100 million a record breaking amount for ITHUBA,” says Khensani Mabuza, Head of Marketing: ITHUBA. “We are very excited as this is in keeping with our promise to our players of bigger jackpots more often and we are calling on all South Africans to go out and play,” she says.
The highest LOTTO jackpot payouts since 2015 are as below:
- 04 November 2017 winner from the Eastern Cape won R 50 795 986,30
- 22 April 2017 winner from Kwazulu Natal won R 34 494 651, 00
- 30 July 2016 winner from KwaZulu Natal won R 35 244 363, 50
“We recently announced a PowerBall winner of just over R70 million,” says Mabuza. “ In 2016, we paid out our highest PowerBall jackpot amount of R87 million to a school teacher in Limpopo. ITHUBA is now looking at making the same happen for our LOTTO players.”
“You can only win if you play, so visit our National Lottery website, or the banking channels and National Lottery retailers, and change your tomorrow today!” concludes Mabuza.
ENDS
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.
Published in Lotto
It’s been two years and five months since 30-year-old Paul Williams* won the national lottery and‚ to date‚ not even his boyfriend of two years is aware that he is a multi-millionaire.
In a telephone conversation with TimesLIVE‚ Williams said only his mother and sister were aware of his R7-million winnings from August 2015.
Asked why he has kept it a secret‚ Williams said: “People change [but keeping it a secret] was an easy choice. I will eventually tell him, though. My dream has always been to get out of debt and‚ now that I am out‚ I tell him that my dream is to buy an island. Maybe we will buy it together‚” he chuckled.
At 27‚ Williams was dealing with a break-up and had mounting debt after losing his job. On his way home from dinner with friends‚ they stopped at a local Spar supermarket and‚ while his friends purchased other items‚ he bought a lottery ticket worth R50. His life changed forever the next morning when he discovered he had won.
“I woke up early and checked the ticket and saw I had the matching winning numbers but I still wasn’t sure whether I had won. I wasn’t really sure how you win‚” he said.
“I called my sister and she confirmed that I had won and I then called my mom. We were meant to discuss my future [since I was unemployed] when I told her that she doesn’t need to worry about me anymore‚” he said.
He and his family headed to the lottery offices in Johannesburg‚ where his win was confirmed. He was offered psychological and financial counselling and‚ two weeks later‚ the money was in his account.
He did not take up the financial advice but spoke to the psychologist.
“That helped me to work through my emotions. I would not be in a good place if it wasn’t for the psychological help‚” he said. Williams still sees a psychologist every week. “I think the counselling is a must‚” he said. “People sometimes frown upon you seeing a psychologist but it helps. It helps in understanding why certain things are the way they are‚” he said.
Since then‚ Williams has invested in a farming business but says he “hasn’t really worked”. Despite being an instant millionaire‚ he continues to live a modest lifestyle.
“I didn’t have a car back then. I had sold it because of all my debt so [after the win]‚ I bought a second-hand Audi TT model. I still live in the same house. I just made the place nicer and I have someone who now takes care of the garden‚” Williams said.
He kept his winnings under wraps by telling his friends that his mother had fixed up the house for him. He explained his new car by saying he had scored a lucrative job.
Prior to his winnings‚ he was never one for designer brands. That hasn’t changed. He still shops at Mr Price and Pick n Pay Clothing‚ occasionally at Woolworths.
“Clothing‚ I would say‚ I still keep the same‚” Williams said. “If you make big changes‚ in 5 to 10 years you may have nothing left.”
One of the most difficult things‚ however‚ has been to stop himself from wanting to help every person he comes across who is in need of financial assistance. He does‚ however‚ lend a helping hand wherever he can.
Now‚ he lives off the interest of the money he has saved up as well as some of the profits of his business.
“I still save up as much as I can‚” he said.
He admits that he enjoys his wealth‚ which he estimates at roughly R20-million. A typical day involves waking up early‚ playing computer games and doing research on new businesses, and then doing work towards an online course he recently started.
“I live on a big farm‚ so I also take the dogs for a walk and feed the cattle, but I don’t have to do that and it feels good not to worry about money‚” Williams said.
He is now looking into buying property overseas.
“I still play the lotto and I have won small amounts since then‚” he said.
*Not his real name
Published in Lotto
Johannesburg – Thursday 2 November 2017 – They made a decision as a family to appoint the young man from KwaZulu Natal to use his name on the ticket, and go claim R27 million on their behalf.
“We are a big and very close-knit family,” says the young man. “For years we have played the LOTTO as a family unit by each giving our parents money and numbers for them to play,” he explains. “It is only natural that we are all winners and we all share the R27 million LOTTO PLUS jackpot.”
The well-groomed and soft spoken KwaZulu Natal gentleman explains that there is nothing extraordinary about having the winnings deposited into his bank account, and then later transferring each members share. “We played together as a family and we won as a family,” he explains. “We plan to continue living a humble life.”
After playing their combined R400, his parents called them over one evening to tell them they checked their LOTTO PLUS ticket and they have won R27, 789, 331, 50 from draw 1756 on 25 October.
He says they prayed together as a family because for them winning was a blessing from God. He later that week made contact with the National Lottery toll-free helpline to find out how to claim. This careful spender says individually he plans on continuing to work, completing his post graduate, paying off his debt and investing the rest. His biggest joy is that his children will be able to attend the best schools in South Africa and now they can start saving towards their tertiary education.
“Growing up I attended my local school not because of choice but because that was all my parents could afford, but for my kids they will have a choice of the best schooling facilities on offer,” he says excitedly.
“I know my sister is already looking at enrolling her kids into a private school, this is what the LOTTO PLUS jackpot has made possible.”
As a family, they are planning their first holiday together and looking at an international vacation spot. “My passport is about to expire and I have never used it! My parents sent me a message this morning saying they are looking forward to being able to spoil their grandchildren, this is what LOTTO PLUS has done for us!”
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Published in Lotto Plus 1
01 November 2017
Pensioners’ paradise for 75-year-old retirees, courtesy of PowerBall
Written by ithuba
Cape Town – Thursday 2 November 2017 – Every South African senior citizen deserves a secure and comfortable retirement. For two 75-year-old PowerBall winners this rang true when they both learnt of their Powerball winnings – R13 million for a Free State pensioner and R6 million for Western Cape pensioner. Even though the pair have never met, they shared a common excitement when realising they are one of South Africans oldest millionaires.
A regular Powerball player in his twilight years, the Western Cape pensioner says even though he is officially retired he still keeps busy with small construction/building projects. “I have always believed in hard work and earning a living for my family, now that I am retired there is no reason to stop working.”
The PowerBall jackpot winner bought four PowerBall tickets from the Post Office. He checked the following day and as he states: “I woke up poor and went to bed rich!” He says he shared his winning news with his wife and kids, and immediately plans to build a bigger house for his wife and grandchildren. “I am also planning on buying a reliable vehicle so that I can take my wife on a long road trip across South Africa.”
For Free State retiree, he showed that senior citizens do keep up with the times and always plays his Powerball via his banking phone app. “My wife constantly tells me about my beeping phone because of text messages, well this time around I told her my SMS’s were the bearer of good news, we have won the PowerBall,” he says cheerfully.
For Free State pensioner, he proved that senior citizens do keep up with the times and always plays his PowerBall via his cellphone banking phone app. “My wife constantly tells me about my beeping phone because of text messages, well this time around I told her my SMS’s were the bearer of great news for – we have won the PowerBall jackpot of R13 million,” he says cheerfully.
Tips for pensioners from Ithuba winner services financial advisors
According to financial advisor Mbuso Shange:
Financial planning must always be done in the interest of the client. I would find out from the elderly winner how his family relations are like – if bad I would quickly advise he/she buy into a retirement village. If good, Shange recommends he/she shares his winnings with children or grandchildren. The bulk of the winnings Shange advises investing in order to generate a monthly income from his winnings. If the elderly winner didn’t save enough for his pension and winning is a last rescue, he would advise them to get great medical aid, and even though costly at R4000 a month it is a necessity at this age.
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.
Editor’s Note: About Ithuba Holdings
Ithuba Holdings Proprietary (Pty) Ltd, is the official operator of the National Lottery in South Africa from 1 June 2015. Since June 2015, Ithuba has reinvigorated 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.
Published in PowerBall
Durban – Wednesday 1 November – ITHUBA, licensed operator of the National Lottery, this week kicked off its annual Retailer Development Programme hosting twenty nine (29) of its top performing retailers at an intensive six-day business skills enhancement course. In partnership with leading executive institution, Milpark Business School the course is aimed at developing leadership skills of the business owners with modules that include Leadership for Retailers, New Ventures Creation and Sales Management.
Comprising mostly of female-owned retailers (a total of 18) the programme is in line with ITHUBA’s corporate social responsibility mandate aimed at:
· Advancing retailers in business
· Economic and social empowerment including BBBEE supplier procurement, training and skills development, promotion of small business and job creation.
The 29 retailers were selected based on top sales within each region and come from all provinces in South Africa. “As a responsible corporate citizen, we value the role played by micro and small businesses in growing South Africa’s economy,” says ITHUBA group CEO Mrs Charmaine Mabuza. “As business we are playing our part by partnering with small enterprises as they form an integral part of our value chain.” Under the astute business leadership of Mrs Mabuza, the Retailer Development Programme is geared at ongoing development of business skills to ensure sustainable business growth for each retailer. “We worked hand in hand with an executive training institution looking at the nuances of our retailers, then paired modules which provided solutions to the business needs. This focused approach ensures that at the end of this six days our retailers are empowered to go back with the practical know how. For ITHUBA this is about leaving a lasting impact in the areas we operate in.”
As a respected business owner in her own right, the Retailer Development Programme is something that resonates with Mrs Mabuza. “This initiative is not just about ticking the business box but one I passionately believe in,” says Mrs Mabuza. “I have walked in the shoes of these retailers, facing similar challenges. Being in a position to provide solutions to these challenges is highly rewarding,” concludes Mrs Mabuza.
About the Retailer Development Programme
· Selling National Lottery Products is a win-win proposition for your business. Benefits include:
· Earned commission on every sale generated
· Additional footfall for your store and,
· Lottery games enhance the entertainment value of your business.
At no charge you will receive a Lottery terminal and free installation; 24/7 technical and retailer support plus promotional and merchandising material. For more information on Retailer Development Programme visit: http://ithubalottery.co.za/retailer-resource-portal/ or Ituba Retailer Hotline on 0860 456 886
About ITHUBA
ITHUBA Holdings (Pty) Ltd, is the official operator of the National Lottery in South Africa from 1 June 2015. Ithuba has reinvigorated the National Lottery through optimising the consumer experience, restored faith and trust in the National Lottery, and showcases 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.
Published in Other
THE jackpot gods were looking down on two lucky winners from Gauteng and the Western Cape when they discovered that they had won a total of R30 million in jackpot winnings.
A lottery ticket bought from Moloto, Gauteng won the Powerball R24 million jackpot from draw 811 turning a garden service worker into a multi-millionaire. When the 38-year old father of three discovered that he had won the Powerball he had played for R30, he could not believe his luck. “I paid lobola in 2012 and having a white wedding was a pipe dream, with my Powerball jackpot winnings I can finally give my wife the wedding she has always dreamed of,” said the elated R24 million jackpot winner. The Powerball jackpot millionaire states he has always been a careful spender when it came to money and these winnings will be no different. He plans on building his family a home, and has always had the desire to travel. Besides paying for his kids education he would like to spoil them a bit with their favourite treats – pizza and cake! After undergoing financial and emotional counselling, provided by Ithuba Winner Services, the Powerball jackpot millionaire says he plans on continuing with the counselling sessions. He is determined not to lose his ubuntu and wants to take things one step at a time. His advice to others – “Play Powerball, it is real”.
In the Western Cape, a R80 ticket scooped the R6 million jackpot on the LOTTO Plus game. As a regular player of LOTTO Plus, the R6 million winner usually played for R60, this time he decided to do things differently. He then changed how he selects numbers: instead of his usual Quick Pick he used the age difference between himself and his brother and dates of family milestones. The new strategy yielded new results and in this instance, winning results! “I am a regular Wednesday and Saturday player, however this time around I changed how I play the game.” The government worker turned instant millionaire woke up the next day, got ready for work as usual, not knowing that he had just entered South Africa’s millionaires’ club. He only found out while at work that he has won big in the lottery when he checked the winning numbers online. The pleasant surprise seemed way too big a secret for him to keep and he confided in his son. Anxiety and disbelief however still got the better of him throughout the day as he found himself constantly checking his ticket which he had carefully marked with his name behind the ticket and kept safely in his wallet.
“At work I decided to check my results, I saw the match but I wasn’t sure so I put my ticket away. Every hour of the night I was checking and rechecking. I decided that the coming Saturday my family and I would double check. We hid the ticket in the bedroom, and come Saturday we all gathered around the table. We would read out loud the winning numbers, checked against our ticket for a match, underlining each number to ensure we were not mistaken,” he shares laughing.
“This will change our lives – we have been in so much debt. The bond repayments were heavy and we could barely afford the school fees. We relied a lot on borrowing – we were living from hand to mouth so this big win could not have come at a better time.”
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 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.
Editor’s Note: About Ithuba Holdings
Ithuba Holdings Proprietary “(RF), is the official operator of the National Lottery in South Africa from 1 June 2015. Since June 2015, Ithuba has reinvigorated 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.
Published in PowerBall
Johannesburg, Thursday 26 October – RAFFLE, the R20 lottery game with prizes for everyone above 18 years of age, is back and this time RAFFLE brings you a chance to win your very own MINI Convertible. With ticket sales opening Sunday 29 October – 30 December make sure you play your R20 ticket and banish FOMO for life.
After a successful two years running leaving a trail of happy winners, Ithuba is excited to announce RAFFLE coming to a National Lottery retailer near you. Play for R20 only, and you stand a chance of winning one of 25 MINI Convertibles and over R5 million in cash prizes. In keeping with its promise to National Lottery players, ITHUBA goes live with the third installation of RAFFLE in the final quarter of the year with even better prizes than before.
“Ithuba is proud to bring our valuable player another RAFFLE game. We hope to follow in the success of our inaugural RAFFLE game where we gave away 15 Mercedes Benz cabriolet and tickets sold out. Our second RAFFLE we gave away R12 million to 12 winners, creating 12 millionaires! This year we have 1, 5 million tickets, 25 MINI Convertibles and over R5 million cash prizes, we encourage South Africans to play come Sunday 29 October, you never know you might be one of our winners,” says Khensani Mabuza, Head of Marketing, Ithuba.
Tickets for the game can be purchased at any National Lottery retailer nationwide sales will close on 30 December 2017 at 20h30 with a draw set to take place on the same day at 21h00. RAFFLE is an on-line game that utilises a computerised terminal to record sales and validate prize claims. Players cannot pick their own numbers as all tickets for the RAFFLE are generated through a “Quick Play” system.
| Division | Prize | Number of prizes |
| 1 | F57 MINI Cooper Convertible (WG32) | 25 |
| 2 | R10 000 | 300 |
| 3 | R2 500 | 1150 |
About RAFFLE
The tickets for the RAFFLE game go live Sunday 29 October and 1,5 million tickets have been made available, at R20 each. Tickets for the game can be purchased at any National Lottery retailer nationwide and or you have the option of online playing. Sales will close on 30 December 2017 at 20h30 with a draw set to take place on the same day at 21h00. RAFFLE is an on-line game that utilises a computerised terminal to record sales and validate prize claims. Players cannot pick their own numbers as all tickets for the RAFFLE are generated through a “Quick Play” system.
About Ithuba
Ithuba Holdings Proprietary Pty Ltd, 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.
For more information visit us at https://www.nationallottery.co.za/ or Like our page on https://web.facebook.com/SouthAfricanNationalLottery/ or Follow Us on Twitter https://twitter.com/sa_lottery .
Published in Raffle
19 October 2017
The four National Lottery jackpot wins in South Africa not yet claimed
Written by ithuba
Four people in South Africa may forfeit more than R39 million if they don’t come forward to claim their lottery winnings. Four South African Powerball and Powerball Plus players have yet to collect massive wins of over R39 million says Ithuba, licensed operator of the National Lottery. Through either losing their ticket, not realising they won or some other factors four people have yet to collect on life changing amounts of money – but they still have time to come forward to claim their winnings.
The biggest win yet to be claimed is for a sum of R21 747 237.30 from 30 June draw for a Powerball Plus ticket bought in Gauteng. The second biggest unclaimed win was from draw date 3 October for Powerball also in Gauteng for the sum of R13 019 619.60. Followed by Powerball Plus R3 450 164.40 and Powerball Plus R1 292 638.80 in Gauteng, draw dates 21 July and 29 September respectively.
Gauteng region appears to be the most frequent on the list for not claiming prizes this year alone.
National Lottery Head of Marketing, Khensani Mabuza says: “If you bought a ticket, make sure you check to see if you are a winner. We have provided various ways of making it easy for our players to check if they are winners these include our website www.nationallottery.co.za , 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 your ticket,” explains Mabuza. “In order to 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. We advise our players to keep playing, and of course, to always check the ticket even if you’re almost certain you haven’t won!” concludes Mabuza.
“You have 365 days to claim your ticket,” explains Mabuza. “In order to 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. We advise our players to keep playing, and of course, to always check the ticket even if you’re almost certain you haven’t won!” concludes Mabuza.
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Published in PowerBall
31 August 2017
ITHUBA ups the stakes: goes high-tech for its new draw shows & a total of R30 million in guaranteed jackpots up for grabs!
Written by ithuba
IT’S OUT with the old and in with the new for the TV draws of the National Lottery operator, ITHUBA. After 17 years of much the same format, ITHUBA felt the time was right for the South African Lottery to upgrade its television shows which attract millions of viewers each week. Since 1999, changes to the draw shows have been merely cosmetic, so this move is part of ITHUBA’s bid to modernise the lottery industry.
Starting from 8 September, it’s good bye to the dated ball machines and hello to a world of leading digital random number technology which displays the winning numbers with catchy CGI animation and dynamic graphics. The new draw shows will be introduced by the existing presenters and will feature a rich variety of constantly changing new content, from videos of lottery winners to items featuring the good causes the lottery money is funding.
ITHUBA’s CEO, Mrs Charmaine Mabuza shared her thoughts about the new shows, “Without change, there is no room for improvement. When ITHUBA entered the industry, many believed we had set ourselves an impossible task when we promised to reinvigorate the lottery. Through our market research, South Africans told us they yearned for newness and excitement, so ITHUBA has geared its business to deliver to our players what they asked for. At ITHUBA we are focusing all our energies, not on fighting the old but on building the new. The days when draw shows were about spinning a wheel or pressing a button are behind us”.
This coming weekend two of the National Lottery games have guaranteed jackpots totalling R30 million. On Friday players have a chance to win the PowerBall Plus R20 million guaranteed jackpot. A day later, on Saturday, players can try their luck on LOTTO Plus 2 that has a R10 million guaranteed jackpot.
The new PowerBall show will air on Friday the 8 September on e.TV at 21h00 and a day later at 20h56, the new LOTTO show will air on SABC 2.
View behind the scenes video below:
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A man in his early forties has become the latest National Lottery winner after winning an impressive R5.2 million LOTTO Plus jackpot on 8 August 2017. With this windfall, he plans on realising one of his childhood dreams which is to move from being an employee and becoming an employer.
The winner who originates from KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) has big plans with his money, and more importantly, he will finally be able to pursue his farming dream. “Growing-up in rural KZN meant I was exposed to farming from a young age and I enjoyed every moment of herding cattle. From that young age, I knew I had found my passion and wanted to become a large scale farmer.”
But due to lack of capital and other resources, the LOTTO Plus jackpot winner had to settle for an eight-to-five job and become a full-time employee. “I had to put food on the table and needed a stable income, and that meant my entrepreneurial farming dream had to be put on hold – at least for the time being,” said the winner.
Even though he had a stable job, he still could not let go of his childhood dream. “I still wanted my farm and wanted to create jobs, particularly in the village I grew up in. This burning desire pushed me and in the effort of pursuing this dream, I compiled a business plan and with it I knocked on every door to try and get funding for my business plan, but rejection is all I got. No one wanted to fund the business.
“Even though no funding opportunities were coming my way, I refused to lose hope. I knew one day my dream will come true,” explained the jubilant winner.
Little did he know that R60 is all it would take for him to move one step closer to his dream. “I went into a garage and as they were filling-up my car I decided to play LOTTO and LOTTO Plus. My ticket was a quick pick and I wagered for R60.” That winning ticket made the KZN husband and father the newest millionaire created by ITHUBA, the National Lottery Operator.
Other than going into farming, the winner also plans to build his mother a house and also extend the size of his current house.
Ithuba also provided the winner with financial advice and counselling to ensure that the winner has all the knowledge, resources and advice on how to cope with his new wealth.
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A North West man has joined the list of millionaires after winning the LOTTO jackpot of R17 527 655.10. After a string of bad luck, the LOTTO winner has finally seen lady luck smile his way.
Last year February the winner was diagnosed with prostate cancer and subsequent to that his life and family’s started to unravel. “After finding out I was diagnosed with aggressive prostate cancer I felt like my life was coming to an end. I started cancer treatment and all I could do was hope for the best,” said the winner.
As the winner was busy coming to terms with the cancer ordeal, bad-luck struck again on the 18th of May this year when he was driving to work. “My work requires me to travel a lot and on this day I was on the road and suddenly my left eye was blurry and I was struggling to see the road. I consulted a doctor and he scheduled an emergency operation. Unfortunately, the operation was not a success and I lost all vision in my left eye,” explained the teary winner.
After the operation, the winner couldn’t resume work and this affected his income, and in June he received his last cheque from the company as his sick leave days had been depleted. “We were already struggling to make ends meet as I was not earning a full salary since being at home. It was really tough without a stable income and being the main breadwinner I thought we were going to be destitute.”
After all this misfortune, on the 26th of July 2017, the winner’s life was never to be the same again. On that day he won R17.5 million from the LOTTO draw. This avid player says he always had a hunch that someday he will bag the LOTTO millions.
Winning the LOTTO wasn’t the first bit of good news, he also recently found out after a recent visit to the doctor that he has been cleared of cancer. “You can imagine my shock when the doctor said my blood count shows that there is no trace of cancer. I feel like I have been giving a new lease on life,” said the winner.
The player spent R45.00 on his winning ticket and says the first person he shared the news with was his wife. “After visiting my local store and seeing I had a winning ticket I immediately drove back home and shared the news with my wife. She was in the kitchen when I told her the news we both started crying as we couldn’t believe it,” said the winner.
The LOTTO winnings have also allowed him to have another eye operation that will help restore his sight. He also plans to enjoy his retirement; invest some of the windfall, share the money with his children, and buy his grandson a car he promised him.
Ithuba also provided the winner with financial advice and counselling to ensure that the winner has all the knowledge, resources and advice on how to cope with his new wealth.
Published in Lotto
EXCITING times are here for LOTTO players across South Africa with three jackpots up for grabs every Wednesday and Saturday evening – giving players more chances at becoming instant millionaires.
Keeping in line with our promise to reinvigorate the lottery, ITHUBA, is bringing changes to the first game that was launched under the National Lottery portfolio of games back in 2000. ITHUBA is introducing LOTTO PLUS 2, which will add to the already existing LOTTO, and LOTTO PLUS games from 30 July 2017. LOTTO PLUS will now be re-branded as LOTTO PLUS 1.
These recent enhancements of the LOTTO game by the National Lottery Operator – Ithuba – will result in more chances at winning the jackpot for players and most importantly more funds towards good causes among other benefits. The introduction of LOTTO PLUS 2 means players will now have a third chance of winning the jackpot and all other prizes at every LOTTO draw.
The amount of money distributed by the National Lottery Distribution Trust Fund is always directly linked to the volume of ticket sales, and with over R2.6 billion transferred to the NLDTF for good causes since June 2015, the introduction of LOTTO PLUS 2 will surely lead to more funds being raised towards the good causes.
The LOTTO PLUS 2 will be priced at R2.50 including VAT at 14%, the same price as the second opportunity game, LOTTO PLUS 1. The LOTTO PLUS 2 is set to be a game changer in the industry. LOTTO Product Manager, Asad Gafoor, said the changes were made with the player in mind, and growing the millionaire winners’ pool. “LOTTO is the oldest game in the National Lottery game catalogue and very popular. Being the longest standing game, there is a need to keep the game fresh and enjoyable. This way we can give back more to the players,” Asad Gafoor said.
LOTTO players will for the first time ever have six jackpots to try for in just one week.
“LOTTO PLUS 2 is an addition to the current LOTTO, and LOTTO PLUS games and each draw will now carry a jackpot for all three games. We are not only bringing bigger jackpots, but we have also added an extra prize division which will increase the overall odds of winning,” said Asad Gafoor.
The LOTTO game is available on multiple channels including traditional retailers, the National Lottery web site, USSD, Banks, and handheld devices such as Flash, Kazang, Blue Label and A2 Pay, making the games easily accessible.
To be launched on the 30th of July 2017.
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SOMEONE in KwaZulu-Natal could be R19-million richer but might not even be aware. The owner of the PowerBall PLUS lottery ticket that won the staggering R19 292 600 jackpot in July last year is yet to come forward and has less than one week left to claim their life-changing winnings.
In case the winnings are not claimed this coming Saturday, the R19.2-million will be forfeited and be retained by the National Lotteries Distribution Trust Fund. Winners have one year to claim their winnings in accordance with the National Lottery terms and conditions.
The winning ticket was bought at The Pie Train shop in Isipingo, Durban and was the only one in the entire country to match all five numbers and the PowerBall in the PowerBall PLUS game on Friday July 29, 2016.The PowerBall PLUS jackpot had been very elusive with numerous rollovers which saw it growing to a massive R19.2-million.
Winners of two other big jackpots which include a LOTTO Jackpot of R15-million won in December and a PowerBall PLUS Jackpot of R21-million won last month, are also yet to come forward.
Lottery players are urged to check their tickets. All the previous lottery draw results and payouts can be accessed via the National Lottery Website: www.nationallottery.co.za.
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AFTER eleven rollovers, the PowerBall jackpot has now risen to an estimated R33.2 million jackpot for the Tuesday, 21 June, evening’s draw.
A lucky player that matches all five numbers and the PowerBall stands a chance of winning one of 2016’s biggest lottery jackpots and will immediately join SA’s multi-millionaires’ club.The PowerBall game has already had 16 jackpot millionaire winners and created over 19 million winners, since Ithuba took over the running of the lottery a year ago.
The biggest PowerBall jackpot winner this year was a player from Gauteng who walked away with a staggering R42 million won on 22 January 2016.Winning the jackpot comes more often as already a total of 107 jackpots have been won across all lottery games in the last 12 months, and produced 63 millionaires in the process.
Tuesday night’s draw will be broadcast live e.tv at 9pm while tickets must be bought before 8:30pm as sales close 30 minutes before the draw.
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Calabash Cash
Calabash Cash
HOW TO PLAY AND HOW TO WIN
Step 1:
Log in to https://www.nationallottery.co.za/play-now/eaziwin or follow the prompts on the Mobile App.
Step 2:
Select CALABASH CASH as your game option.
Step 3:
Select your entry price from either R3.00 or R5.00.
Step 4:
Click the Play now button.
Step 5:
Click on each calabash to reveal it or click the scratch all button.
Step 6:
Match 3 calabashes to win the prize.
Step 7:
A message appears at the end of the game to notify you of the outcome.
Step 8:
Your On-Line player account wallet will be topped up automatically with your winning amount below R50,000.
Step 9:
Click on the PLAY NOW button to play again.
| Calabash Cash | |
|---|---|
| Price Points: | R3.00 and R5.00 |
| Overall odds of winning a prize (1 in X): | 3.05 |
| Prize Division | Prize Amounts for Each Ticket Price Point | |
|---|---|---|
| R3.00 | R5.00 | |
| 1 | R45,000.00 | R75,000.00 |
| 2 | R1,500.00 | R2,500.00 |
| 3 | R600.00 | R1,000.00 |
| 4 | R300.00 | R500.00 |
| 5 | R120.00 | R200.00 |
| 6 | R60.00 | R100.00 |
| 7 | R30.00 | R50.00 |
| 8 | R15.00 | R25.00 |
| 9 | R9.00 | R15.00 |
| 10 | R6.00 | R10.00 |
| 11 | R3.00 | R5.00 |
Fafi Fortune
Fafi Fortune
HOW TO PLAY AND HOW TO WIN
Step 1:
Log in to https://www.nationallottery.co.za/play-now/eaziwin or follow the prompts on the Mobile App.
Step 2:
Select FAFI FORTUNE as your game option.
Step 3:
Select your entry price from either R3.00 or R5.00.
Step 4:
Click the Play now button.
Step 5:
The prize for the game will be revealed as per the prize table.
Step 6:
Left click on your mouse or tap the touchpad or touchscreen to spin the reel.
Step 7:
Match at least 3 symbols according to the winning pattern illustrated in the paytable to win the prize.
Step 8:
A message appears at the end of the game to notify you of the outcome.
Step 9:
Your On-Line player account wallet will be topped up automatically with your winning amount below R50,000.
Step 10:
Click on the PLAY NOW button to play again.
| Fafi Fortune | |
|---|---|
| Price Points: | R3.00 and R5.00 |
| Overall odds of winning a prize (1 in X): | 3.18 |
| Prize Division | Prize Amounts for Each Ticket Price Point | |
|---|---|---|
| R3.00 | R5.00 | |
| 1 | R45,000.00 | R75,000.00 |
| 2 | R1,500.00 | R2,500.00 |
| 3 | R600.00 | R1,000.00 |
| 4 | R300.00 | R500.00 |
| 5 | R225.00 | R375.00 |
| 6 | R150.00 | R250.00 |
| 7 | R75.00 | R125.00 |
| 8 | R30.00 | R50.00 |
| 9 | R15.00 | R25.00 |
| 10 | R6.00 | R10.00 |
| 11 | R3.00 | R5.00 |
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