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His wife had also now changed her outlook on the Lotto.

“I thought the lottery was just a bottomless pit where people were throwing away their hard-earned money, but today it has changed our lives,” she said.

The couple plan on helping charities and investing their winnings wisely.

“I’m not going to squander this money. I hope to be in the ranks of the Patrice Motsepes of this world in the future,” the winner said.

It was “gratifying” to hear his friends and colleagues talk about the Limpopo man who had won millions, not realising it was him.

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