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A Free State man has claimed his earnings of R121 million in PowerBall.
- A Free State man has decided to retire early after winning the R121 million PowerBall jackpot.
- He says he checked his winning ticket about 30 times to make sure he had won.
- He plans to donate some of his earnings to his church and provide more work hours for his house helper and gardener.
A Free State man who won a whopping R 121 million jackpot last week will retire early and help his wife complete her title.
It took just two days for the PowerBall jackpot winner to show up, but only after checking his ticket 30 times to make sure he had actually won.
The lucky winner brought his carefully checked winning ticket to the Bloemfontein office of the national lottery operator Ithuba on Friday.
The winner bought his ticket at the Belvera supermarket in Bloemspruit, Bloemfontein.
“I checked my ticket about 30 times and still couldn’t believe that I was the big winner everyone was talking about. When I arrived at the National Lottery office in Bloemfontein, I was excited and distressed at the same time when it was confirmed that I had indeed won the R121 million PowerBall jackpot, “said the winner, who prefers to remain anonymous.
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Ithuba said that the winner is not a regular PowerBall player, but plays Daily Lotto regularly.
“I usually play Daily Lotto because it is cheaper and there is a chance to win every day. When I won some money on Daily Lotto, I decided to invest in playing PowerBall and it paid off.”
Leave the job
The winner, who is left with only a few years before retiring, has chosen to stop working immediately.
“I do not intend to continue working, I have worked long enough and I am grateful to have the opportunity to retire earlier than I expected, without worrying about finances. My wife, however, has been yearning to complete her career, and I promise to support her. in that “.
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When asked if he planned to donate part of his fortune in any way, the winner replied: “I am a religious man, I will certainly be donating to my church. Also, I have a home helper who has been working only a few days a week. , and a gardener who only comes once a week. They have both been with my family for years, but I was never able to give them more work. Now that I can pay them more, I will be employing them full time and I trust this will help them too. “
Added:
Although I like my furniture, I am ready for new beginnings. I will buy new furniture and divide the existing one between my two employees. I also want to pass our family caravan to our assistant. She has always liked it and I think it will put a smile on her face.
Following extensive financial advice from Ithuba, the new billionaire has decided to invest most of his earnings.
“The financial advice I received really opened my eyes to many possibilities that I did not know about. I have decided to invest a large part of my earnings and I feel good knowing that because of this decision, my children and grandchildren will be cared for for life.”
