The National Lottery Operator, ITHUBA is pleased to announce that the LOTTO jackpot from the Saturday, 06 June 2020 draw has been won. The lucky winner, who is not yet known to ITHUBA, won an impressive R8,129,457.60 and spent R10 on the winning ticket using the manual selection method. The winning numbers were 15, 16, 23, 36, 37, 38 and the bonus ball was 18. The winning ticket was purchased at Bargain House Driefontein, East Driefontein Centre East Park crescent, Carletonville, Gauteng.
The Operator anticipates that the winner will come through soon.

“We hope that the winner will make contact with us soon. We encourage all players, especially those from the Carletonville region who recently visited Bargain House Driefontein to check their tickets. Once the winner comes forward, the first step will be to validate the winning ticket and offer the winner free trauma counselling and financial advice, as we do with all winners of R50 000 and above. Our main priority is to help the winner digest the news and for them to enjoy every step of this life-changing win”, says Busisiwe Msizi, Head of Corporate Relations at ITHUBA.
Since the lockdown restrictions were relaxed on 1 June 2020, a number of players have visited ITHUBA offices countrywide to claim their winnings with the biggest claim thus far being the R16,826,525.20 LOTTO jackpot winner from the 16 May 2020 draw. ITHUBA is still waiting for this year’s biggest PowerBall Jackpot win of a massive R135,366,753.00 from the 28 April 2020 draw to come claim their prize.

“We’d also like to inform our players that all tickets which expired during the lockdown, between 27 March and 01 June 2020,will be accepted for claims until 30 October 2020. No player sitting with a ticket that expired during this period should be anxious about losing their winnings” adds Msizi.
All players coming to claim are reminded that we are all still under strict COVID-19 restrictions and those visiting ITHUBA offices will be required to adhere to wearing a mask, social distancing and practice good hygiene practices. Players are asked for understanding and patience through this process and are reminded that all winning tickets have a lifespan of 365 days.
Also important to note is that:

 Winners of R50 000 and above must claim at their nearest ITHUBA regional office between 08:00 and 16:00, Monday to Friday.
 All winners of R2000 and below are advised to claim their winnings at their nearest participating National Lottery retailer. Some retailers, such as Shoprite Checkers pay up to R10 000 in Lottery winnings.
 Winnings of up to R49 999 can be claimed from the South African Post Office.
 A no mask, no entry policy has been adopted and all persons visiting National Lottery offices must wear facial masks to be granted entry.