The beauty of buying a lottery ticket using a banking app, is that they tell you how much you’ve won, if you’ve won.

I know this because a whopping R50 was deposited into my account this morning.

I assume – having never won more than R50 – that if you won the lottery using the app, they’d contact you to let you know and guide you through the process of claiming your winnings.

Many South Africans prefer to get their tickets the old-school way, either by filling out their numbers and feeding them through a machine, or opting for a quick-pick selection option.

This means that you have to check your numbers after the draw to see if you’ve won.

Someone, somewhere in South Africa hasn’t checked their numbers, and is casually living their life without the knowledge that they’re owed millions.

R13,8 million, to be precise.

The Citizen has the details, in case you’re wondering if it’s you:

National lottery operator Ithuba said on Monday that the winning ticket was bought at SuperSpar at the Atlas Mall in Boksburg on the East Rand for the January 8 draw.

“The winner, who is not known to Ithuba, spent R20 on the winning ticket, using a quick-pick selection method. The winning numbers are: 14, 19, 21, 43, 45, 50, and the bonus ball is 37,” Ithuba said.

“We hope that the winner will make contact with us soon. We encourage all players, especially players from the east of Johannesburg who recently visited the Atlas Mall, to check their tickets,” said Busisiwe Msizi, head of corporate relations at Ithuba.

There you have it. If you bought a lottery ticket with the numbers 14, 19, 21, 43, 45, 50, and the bonus ball of 37, from the SuperSpar at the Atlas Mall in Boksburg, CHECK YOUR TICKET.

Then claim your winnings, quit your job, and do something you actually enjoy with your life.

We frown upon those who insist on working when they don’t have to.

[source:citizen]