Ithuba didn’t know she had won the Powerball jackpot until she took her R15 ticket to the store she always buys from
Winning a massive amount of cash sure can change your life forever, but for this couple it wasn’t a good change. Think lies, family feuds, and horses.
Feeling ‘the pinch’ as we move into winter? Then maybe you should be trying your luck at the lottery. Someone always seems to win it – usually when you’re not buying a ticket. Off you go then – live a little.
Check out the internationally flawless vivid blue diamond, sold to an anonymous bidder at an auction in Hong Kong. Just the half a billion.
It may only have four bedrooms, but it also has four swimming pools and divine views looking east over the peninsula. Imagine the sunrise.
Let’s just hope that the sibling rivalry between these two brothers is amicable enough so there isn’t too much bad blood.
When you win a frankly obscene amount of money you want to get your ducks in a row before going public. Here’s one of those lucky winners.
One of the racing-car world’s rarities, after being held by a collector for more than 40 years, this gem was released to the world.
While some people prank the Internet into thinking they have won, this lil’ old lady was pranked by someone you’d never think of.
Drum roll please – there is someone out there who should be clutching their Powerball ticket very tightly because it’s worth a fair penny.
There has been much confusion of late regarding exactly how much of that $1,5 billion you’d be left with if you struck gold. The experts answer.
Winning the lotto isn’t an easy feat – but these people got so close they still won enough money to make it all worth it.
When the bounty reaches the $1,5 billion mark even the super rich sit up and take notice. Guess you gotta spend money to make money.
Mark Cuban is a pretty controversial guy, but his advice for all you potential lottery winners is quite legit.
So close yet so far – that’s how these folks must feel after they thought they had hit the big one. Alas it was not to be.
The thing about attaining instant wealth is that the head hasn’t really had time to be screwed on right. Case in point these winners who did rather poorly.
You might think your chances of winning the lottery hinge completely on chance, but there are some ways you can give yourself the edge.
Decisions, decisions – I’m sure you’ve given this topic plenty of thought but this guy seems to be shooting from the hip.
The chances of Saturday’s draw rolling over again were almost as small as your chances of winning the lottery. But it did – so best you get a ticket for Wednesday’s draw – the biggest lottery jackpot in world history = R21 billion.
There is a lot of speculation when it comes to the online service providers that let you buy tickets to overseas lotteries. Read this interesting piece about their legal position and a local client who won $1.2 million from an overseas lottery.
Last night’s radical draw rolled over and now Saturday’s Powerball draw is now sitting on a jackpot prize of $675 million. That’s around R11 billion.
We don’t know how many times this jackpot has rolled over, but we can tell you that it is now the 9th biggest jackpot in US lottery history. Needless to say, we’ve bought tickets.
There are many ways to get back at your boss: you can either follow the rules of the owner of a hedge fund or you can just get lucky…
That’s what’s happening tomorrow. The longest rollover we’ve had in quite some time has amassed an outrageous $235 million, and with the weak rand, that converts into a staggering R3.1 billion. You’d be silly not to have a stab at it.
We had some terribly creative entries for our competition to win 25 tickets to today’s R2 billion Powerball lottery. But there could only be one winner!
The Royal family is seeing their nominal assets reaching their highest value, ever, and here’s a full list of what they own.
Be warned, money can make you super unhappy – but all you got to do is not let the blinding lights of newfound fame cloud your mind.
Oh, there’s nothing like the hopes of owning your very own Boeing to keep up with those lotto tickets.
Damn, billionaires under the age of 35 are a real thing – and most of them have the God of Technology to thank.
When I started 2oceansvibe 13 years ago, I didn’t have a plan. I didn’t know I would one-day have half a million readers every month and sponsors and a successful business. But I knew something would come of it. As it ‘bizarrely’ always does..