LOTTO's youngest millionaires
21 July, 2003
LOTTO has created its youngest millionaires to date. This came after a
syndicate comprising two members aged 18 and 20 won Saturday’s R6 million
Jackpot.
The two winners were still stunned with disbelief when they claimed their
newfound fortune at Uthingo’s Cape Town office earlier in the week.
“My girlfriend and I decided to play R20 as a couple. This was only the third
time that she had played. She chose our numbers randomly. Wherever her hand
stopped on the coupon, there she ticked off a number. Now I truly know that
this is a game of chance,” the young man told Uthingo’s Winners Advisor.
The Cape Town couple was sitting together watching the live draw when their
numbers appeared on the screen.
“We checked our numbers together, so every time a number was drawn we looked at
each other and thought, what if.
“No words can describe how we felt when we saw that we matched all six numbers
in one line. Then we started working out how much we would win, should several
people share the Jackpot. We didn’t really care. When you are our age, any
money will do.
“I called the telephone number on the back of the ticket after a while and they
told me that only one ticket matched the winning numbers. My heart almost
stopped,” he said.
They are not yet sure what they will be doing with their money but they do know
that with the number of years ahead of them, investing wisely will be the best
option.
“If we are smart and invest our money properly, we’ll be set for the rest of
our lives. If you had to ask any young person what he/she would do with R6
million they would probably tell you a fancy car and a mansion would be
priority. We will take the financial advice offered by Uthingo and invest. We
would also both like to further our studies and, being able to pay for it
ourselves, we will study what we are passionate about,” he concluded.
The R6 million Jackpot prize won by the Cape Town couple, brings the total
number of LOTTO prizes worth a million Rand or more won in the Western Cape to
thirty-five.
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