Cape Town -
Khayelitsha, one of the country’s poorest townships, known for lacking basic services like water and sanitation, is home to the winner of the R30 million Lotto jackpot.
The township has produced a new multi-millionaire, according to Ithuba, the company that runs the lottery.
Although the winner’s identity has not been made public, Ithuba says the winning Lotto ticket was bought 10 days ago at Shoprite at the Khayelitsha Shopping Centre.
“The ticket has been verified and the winner has claimed their winnings,” said Ithuba spokesperson Zuki Nomnganga.
Last week’s draw also saw a R3.6m Lotto Plus roll-over jackpot won by a player from Hadison Park in Kimberley, Northern Cape.
That winner has also come forward to claim their prize.
“More was at stake for lottery players as Ithuba also launched the modified Lotto and Lotto Plus games which underwent exciting enhancements on May 22, 2016,” Nomnganga said.
“As part of the enhancements there will be more money in the jackpots on Lotto. Benefits for the players include a guaranteed fixed prize payout of R50 for matching three numbers in the Lotto game.”
Nomnganga said the Lotto Plus jackpot would roll over if not won.
She added that Lotto Plus also had a guaranteed fixed prize payout of R20 for those tickets with three matching numbers.
Lotto has already produced 33 millionaires and 41 jackpot winners, while Lotto Plus has produced six millionaires and 45 jackpot winners since Ithuba took over the running of the lottery in June last year.
There have been a total of 106 jackpot winners and more than 46 million winners across all games.
Cape Times