Ithuba said the man, whose name is not being revealed, had spent R300 playing the same numbers for 10 draws.
For the past three weeks the man’s numbers, which have been played on repetition, had won him no more than R28 — until his luck changed last week.
“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 a charm for us. I then received a call from Standard Bank notifying me that I was the winner of the PowerBall Plus jackpot — I could not believe it!” he said. “My partner and I called them and asked them if they had the winning numbers from the Friday July 10 PowerBall draw. We were not surprised that they did. Before they could call out the numbers for us, I offered to call out the numbers that we played and asked them to tell us if we had the winning ticket or not,” he said.
The man told Ithuba officials that the millions they had won would certainly change their lives, adding that they had been a financially cautious couple. “We are now under no pressure and do not have to worry about our financial future, even when we decide to retire,” he said.
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