National lottery operator Ithuba has confirmed that the PowerBall and PowerBall Plus jackpots for today are a whopping R130 million.
This is the second time in five months that the PowerBall jackpot has exceeded R90m.
Life-changingIn August, a Mpumalanga engineer, 34, walked away with a life-changing R145m.
Khensani Mabuza, Ithuba corporate relations executive, said: “This is really a game of the universe and we can never know when we will have a jackpot winner or where the winner will come from – anyone can get lucky, you just have to be in it to win it.”
Ithuba said winners receive financial advice and trauma counselling from psychologists to help them deal with their suddenly new financial circumstances.