South African has produced the biggest jackpot winner in Africa.
The jackpot is worth Sh1.6billion (R232 million).
Powerball jackpot, Ithuba Holdings, South Africa’s national lottery operator, has revealed.
The winner, whose identity is not known, correctly matched five numbers and a PowerBall that was standing at R232 131 750 after 24 winner-less draws.
The winning combination for the PowerBall jackpot was 14, 18, 21, 26, 35 PowerBall: 5
The lottery firm says the winner is yet to claim the money.
However, the winner has 365-day period to claim their prize, thereafter the cash prize gets forfeited.
“The ticket was bought at a OK Mini Mark Tygerdal in Goodwood, Western Cape. The player used a manual selection method, with a ticket wager amount of R22.50. The winner has not yet contacted Ithuba,” the operator said in a statement.
The winner becomes the first person in South Africa to win the biggest PowerBall jackpot after a man from Secunda, Mpumalanga, won the R145 million Powerball jackpot in August 2018.