He made a small mistake that panned out in the end.
Because he played the same ticket twice, Mazahem’s winnings were doubled.
He ended up walking away with a whopping R32 million instead of R16 million.
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Michigan Lottery reported Mazahem collected his winning in person and he plans to purchase a house with the money.
The SA lottery shared news of the Powerball winner on Twitter and South Africans freaked out.
According to the Lotto operator Ithuba, the person won the third largest PowerBall jackpot this year.
Samir Mazahem picked the five winning numbers while playing the lotto and he ended up buying an extra ticket by mistake. Photo: Getty Images.Source: Getty Images
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