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Cape Town retiree wins R30m Lotto jackpot, to buy daughter a car

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July 30, 2025

WORRYING about her youngest daughter's daily commute to work, a retired Cape Town mother who bagged over R30 million in the Lotto Plus 1 jackpot, says the first thing she will do with her money is buy her daughter a car.

- JOLENE MARRIAH-MAHARAJ

National Lottery Ithuba said the woman walked away with R30,211,138.30 from the July 26, 2025, draw.

She wasted no time in collecting her winnings.

Ithuba said the winning ticket was purchased at a retail store in Cape Town, with a manual selection and a wager of R80.

The woman described the win as a retirement blessing.

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