Was it you? Lucky PowerBall player wins second-highest-ever recorded jackpot

A lucky PowerBall player is waking up R178.9 million richer after taking a chance at Tuesday night’s PowerBall. An estimated R177 million was up for grabs in the PowerBall draw, and a lucky player has now joined the ranks of the country’s biggest lottery winners. This was the second-highest-ever recorded jackpot in Ithuba’s history.

“We have a PowerBall jackpot winner of R178 955 240! after matching five numbers and the PowerBall,” announced Ithuba. On Friday, 16 January, another player won the PowerBall Plus jackpot of R33.7 million.

The ticket was purchased on the lottery website, and the player selected the Quick Pick option. The National Lottery keeps creating winners, just like the lucky#PowerBallPLUSWINNER who WON a MASSIVE jackpot of OVER R33 MILLION from the 16/01/26 draw. Players must be 18 years or older, play responsibly.pic.twitter.com/BpF4SdcxZS According to Lottoland, the largest PowerBall win in South Africa was recorded in February 2019, when a man from Cape Town won R232 million.

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Last night’s winner was the second-biggest winner in the history of Ithuba, followed by R167 million, won by a man who purchased their ticket in Ballito in KwaZulu-Natal in February 2022 using the Quick Pick option. To playPowerBall, a player chooses five numbers between 1 and 50, followed by a PowerBall number between 1 and 20.

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