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DURBAN. – The first anniversary of her husband’s death is a day a stay-at-home mom will never forget, as it was on this day that she checked her PowerBall ticket and won R56m.
The widow, whose identity has not been released, said through Lotto operator Ithuba that she had been playing the same numbers since PowerBall launched in SA.
“I was not aware that I had won until I came across an article in my local newspaper looking for one of the R56m PowerBall jackpot winners,” she said.
She said she decided to check her ticket on the one-year anniversary of her husband’s death. Ithuba announced that the woman — who is the second PowerBall jackpot winner from the R112m draw that took place on Tuesday May 4 — had officially come forward to claim her equal share of the winnings.
The winning ticket was purchased at the Meerensee Dried Fruits and Nuts in Richards Bay, in northern KwaZulu-Natal.
The PowerBall jackpot winner spent only R7.50 on the winning ticket.
The mother said she was planning on sharing her winnings with her mom, her son and her daughter-in-law, and would also be helping a friend out.
“I’m already blessed with everything that I need. I will use the winnings to buy my son and his wife a brand new house and car. I will invest the rest of my winnings.” – TimesLive
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