Soweto Woman: From living in a backroom to R114 Million richer

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The 35-year-old woman, who lives in a backroom in Soweto bought her ticket at a Victor and Son’s Café in Roodepoort and won the R114m PowerBall jackpot last week.

With over R100m in the bank, the woman now plans to spend her newfound money on a new house for herself, building another one for her mother back home and buying herself a luxury car but she admits she has to learn how to drive first.

And also she wants to see her ex-boyfriend in style to say hello, who apparently left her because she was broke. “I can’t wait to drive past my ex-boyfriend in my new car. He will probably faint when he sees me waving at him. He broke up with me because I was broke and didn’t have a fancy job,” she said.

 

The operators of the South African Lottery, Ithuba, said the woman had spent just R5 when she won the PowerBall jackpot last week. The woman had not intended to gamble, but only did so when she saw many other people queuing to buy their tickets.

 

The mother of four said at times she could not afford to pay her rent and she would ask her brother to assist with her rental payment. She said the lottery win would help her put her children through school, and provide for them meaningfully.

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