Domestic Worker Hits the SA Powerball Jackpot
A worker from Pretoria, in Gauteng, hit the Powerball jackpot, which is worth a staggering R70,873,741. It seems she was only using R7,50 to have a go at betting on the Powerball lottery. The mini windfall happened last Tuesday evening. It was indeed the Powerball Plus draw that was won, and it was confirmed the next day, by the Ithuba website, that the massive cash reward actually had a recipient.
Powerball Jackpot Winner Modest in Victory
The multi-millionaire cannot be counted as an extravagant spender. In fact, it has been said that we can expect the winner to be frugal. It is suggested that this is a solitary woman with a couple of kids, neither of whom could have been described as teenagers in the past. Indeed, the winner has worked in domestic service for more than three decades. From here on out, it's probably going to seem just the tiniest bit condescending to keep giving a life-after-the-Lottery-win narrative in terms of a woman's not embarrassing the half billion or so dollars she now has. Under the National Lottery winners' support program, she is receiving financial advice along with trauma counseling. With the money burning a hole in her purse, is it going to be spent in a sensible way?
Most of her winnings will be used to ensure that she and her family break free from their circumstances and will never return. She plans to use some of the money to take the family on the much delayed vacation to Cape Town. She aims to do some work on the house, which is in need of renovations. Their bathroom, she says, is "absolutely awful." A fair point—its 1970s harvest gold tiles are surely now only remembered by anyone with an Instagram account for #throwbackthursday. This woman wants to support her eldest daughter's pursuit of the college degree that this family has never before seen.
Lotto Winning Formula
For her safety, the winner's identity is kept anonymous, yet she has shared the strategy she used to claim the lottery prize. On the night of the drawing, the woman placed her ticket inside a Bible. It is a Holy Book given to her by a friend, and within its pages, she prayed to God for the winning numbers. It seems that God had a hand in this one, listening to her and guaranteeing that she would be the sole holder of the winning ticket.
To see if it works for you, you can try this formula on the Powerball draw held this Friday. Scan the list of sports betting sites that enable players to purchase lottery tickets online and capsize into huge wins.