Dylan Bettencourt
Oneminyaka engama-72 ubudala ohola impesheni KwaZulu-Natali nguyena odle umhlanganiso we-Powerball jackpot yezigidi eziyi-R100 kusukela ekutonyulweni kwangomhla ziyi-16 kuLwezi.
Lo mlisa, ongunjiniyela osewathatha umhlalaphansi, uthathe isonto lonke ukuthola imali yakhe.
Echaza ngokubambezeleka okudidayo ekulandeni umklomelo wakhe, uthe ubelokhu ehlola kabusha ithikithi lakhe le-lotto ukuze aqiniseke ukuthi uyiwine ngempela i-jackpot.
“Benginethemba lokuthi ngizobamba ufishi omkhulu esikhundleni salokho ngibambe umkhomo. Bengilokhu ngidlala cishe iminyaka eyi-14 manje, njalo ngoLwesibili nangoLwesihlanu. Okuningi ebengikuwina bekuphakathi kwemali engama-R30 kuya kwengama-R60,” kusho owinile.
Ohola impesheni uthe imali ayiwinile ayizishintshi izinhlelo zakhe zamaholide, njengoba ubhubhane lwe-Covid-19 lusabisa ngokuthi luzokhansela amanye amaholide kaZibandlela.
Ngemuva kokuthenga ithikithi lakhe ngemali engu-R7.50 uzikhethele yena izinombolo. Ngemuva kokubona ukuthi uwinile, utshele indodakazi yakhe kuphela futhi wayenza yamthembisa ukuthi izogcina lolu daba luyimfihlo.
Lo mlisa uthe uhlela ukubonisana nosomabhizinisi ozimele ukuze athole izeluleko ngezezimali nokuthi angayitshala kanjani imali ayiwinile.
Isikhulu se-National Lottery Ithuba uCharmaine Mabuza uthe owinile uwubufakazi bokuthi awazi ukuthi uzoyiwina nini i-lotto.
“Yize sekuphele iminyaka eyi-14 ohola impesheni edlala i-lotto, awazi ukuthi lizofika nini ithuba lakho lokuwina, ngakho qhubeka ngokuPhanda, ukuPusha, nokudlala,” kusho isikhulu esiphezulu.
UMabuza wengeze ngokuthi bonke abawinile bathola izeluleko eziningi zezimali ukuze bavikele ikusasa labo lezezimali ngaphandle kwezindleko kulowo owinile.
Ekubhejeni okufanayo ne-lotto kwangomhla ziyi-16 kuLwezi kwenze owesibili wase-Limpopo wawina izigidi ezingama-R50 ku-Powerball Plus.
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