JACKPOT WINNER

WILL NOT QUIT JOB

THE BIGGEST Powerball Plus winner in the history of the National Lottery, from KwaZulu-Natal, says he does not plan to quit his job.

The National Lottery operator, Ithuba, said the R153 million Powerball Plus jackpot winner from the July 10 draw played through the Standard Bank App.

“My partner and I are not regular Lottery players, but my in-laws keep track of all Lottery jackpots and always encourage us to play,” the winner said.

“We decided to play on my Standard Bank banking App, using a Quick Pick selection method and playing for 10 draws with R300. In the first draw, I won less than R10, and R28 on the second draw which the standard Bank App notified me of each time I won something.

“On the third draw, I did not receive a notification so I concluded I had not won anything – little did I know that third time was the charm for us!

“I then received a call from Standard Bank, notifying me that I was the winner of the Powerball Plus jackpot,” the winner said.

Ithuba offered trauma counselling and financial advice to the winner as part of their Winner Services package, which comes at no cost to winners of R50 000 and above.

The winner said the magnitude of his winnings was unbelievable.

“We have calculated how long this money will last us, taking into consideration inflation rates at worst-case scenarios, and realise that we really are set for life.”

Neither the winner nor his partner will quit their jobs. Ithuba said that in the past four months, the biggest winners had used banking apps to play games. |