The biggest lottery winner in Africa is a South Africa and has won R232million. But do you know how much money R232 million is in Kenyan shillings? Going by the current exchange rate, R1 trades at Kshs 7.17. When converted, this money translates to about Kshs1.6billion.
The lucky South African has won the Powerball jackpot, South Africa’s national lottery operator. The winner, whose identity is not yet known, correctly matched five numbers and a PowerBall that was standing at R232 131 750 after 24 winner-less draws.
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.