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According toTimesLivethe lucky man is in his 30s and works as a financial professional.

He was astonished to have won, saying that the most he’d ever won before was R500.

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He revealed that his live-in girlfriend had ended their relationship and he was not in the best of moods.

He was spending the weekend alone as she had already moved out when he checked the PowerBall results.

He also plans on donating part of the winnings to those in need.

Lucky lotto player wins R60 million, shortly after his bae dumped him

The lucky R60 million winner had just broken up with his girlfriend. Photo credit: Nicolaus Czarnecki/MediaNews Group/Boston HeraldSource: Getty Images

The man’s identity has not been released.

Earlier,Briefly.co.zareported that a lucky East London resident has become an overnight multi-millionaire.

The unnamed person is the recipient of the winning PowerBall draw which took place on Tuesday night this week.

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iThuba confirmed that the winning ticket had been purchased in the region.

The men had selected the numbers the old school way - manually.

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