Wife of Unemployed Husband Wins R124M Lotto Powerball Jackpot After Years of Living on One Paycheck

Wife of Unemployed Husband Wins R124M Lotto Powerball Jackpot After Years of Living on One Paycheck

  • A South African woman finally collected her R124 million lotto winnings from the 5 August Powerball draw
  • The Lotto jackpot results left many South Africans curious about the lucky Lotto player who struck gold with a less than R40 wager
  • The lotto player from Gauteng opened up about how the cash prize changed her family's life following years of her husband's years of unemployment

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One woman who played the right numbers for a massive jackpot secured multiple millions for herself. The lady and her husband were struggling to make ends meet when she took a chance on the lottery.

Lotto winner claims R124 million lotto wins
The lotto winner of R124 million shared how much the money changed her life. Image: Lpettet / Askhamdesign
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South Africans were floored when Ithuba announced that a lucky South African won more than R120 million. The woman revealed herself as the winner, and she got candid about how difficult life was before winning.

A woman from Gauteng used the ABSA banking app and placed a R37.50 bet with her manually selected Lotto numbers. The lady's fortune made headlines as the National Lottery searched for the winner, and at that time, she was ignoring unfamiliar phone numbers, thinking they were telemarketers. The woman said she finally picked up when the phone rang on 8 August 2025, and the bank told her she had to report to the nearest Ithuba office to claim her winnings. She only found out that she won the jackpot at the National Lottery offices, and she shared, "I am still in shock."

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The Lotto winnings came at the right time as she and her husband only relied on her income following years of his unemployment. She described their finances as a "tough hand-to-mouth situation." Following the lotto win, she is hopeful, saying, "Now, everything will change."

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What will Lotto R124M jackpot winner do with money?

The woman said the R124 million would help her rebuild her house as well as own a car. The CEO of Ithuba, Charmaine Mabuza, said the organisation was touched by the way the jackpot changed the woman's life. She said the Gauteng lotto winner was a testament to the National Lottery's mission to give average South Africans the opportunity to achieve their wildest dreams.

Lotto winner plans to finish her house
A lotto winner shared plans to build her house once more. Image: Martin Barraud
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South Africa in awe of R124 million winner

Briefly News readers congratulated the winner of the 5 August 2025 Lotto jackpot draw. Peeps shared their thought on the winning method. Read the comments below.

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Sammy Farmboy Melato cheered:

"Congratulations to the winner 🏆 🔥"

Clark Buttrick wrote:

"Ah yes, the banking app is where to play as it seems it is easy to allocate the numbers.."

Leonore Wildeman joked:

"Let me guess? FNB again? Oh, what a surprise, ABSA's turn🤣"

Aaron Mbendzani said:

"Why always one person in the whole of South Africa?"

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Rutendo Masasi (Weekend Entertainment and Human Interest editor) Rue Masasi is a Human Interest and Entertainment writer at Briefly News who graduated with a BA (Hons) in English from Rhodes University in 2018. Rue also has 3 years of experience in journalism and over four years of experience as an online ESL teacher. She has also passed a set of trainings by Google News Initiative. You can reach her via email: rutendo.masasi@briefly.co.za

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