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The South African
3 hours ago
- Business
- The South African
PowerBall draw jackpot at R77 million on Friday, 18 July
South Africans have a chance to wake up significantly richer later this week, with ITHUBA announcing a massive jackpot for the upcoming PowerBall and PowerBall Plus draws on Friday, 18 July. An estimated R77 million is up for grabs in the PowerBall draw, while the PowerBall Plus jackpot is sitting at approximately R11 million. The company reminded hopeful entrants: 'To win, you need to play.' Tickets can be purchased at authorised retailers or via digital platforms. The draw offers not only the thrill of the game, but also the possibility of turning ordinary South Africans into instant millionaires. Good luck! Buy your tickets now at your nearest participating retailer, on our website by visiting national using your computer or mobile site, via the National Lottery Mobile App, or participating banks, namely FNB, ABSA, Nedbank, Standard Bank, Capitec, TymeBank and African Bank otherwise dial 120 7529# for USSD. Winners who win R50 000 and above receive free trauma counselling from professional psychologists and financial advice from accredited financial advisors absolutely free. At the same time, winnings are paid tax-free directly into the winner's accounts. The next PowerBall and PowerBall Plus draws will take place on Friday, 18 July from 20:58. The PowerBall jackpot draw required players to pick five main numbers from 1 to 50 and one 'PowerBall' number from 1 to 20 for an entry fee of R5.00 per board. Draws take place every Tuesday and Friday. The record prize for any lottery game in South Africa came in the PowerBall when one winner scooped an incredible R232 131 750.69 in the draw held on 19 February 2019. PowerBall Plus is exactly the same as PowerBall but gives players a second chance to win. When buying a PowerBall ticket, players can pay an extra R2.50 per board to enter the PowerBall Plus draw. Odds are the same, while prizes are usually slightly lower. It was introduced on 28 November 2015 by the National Lottery of South Africa. If you are buying tickets from a lottery outlet, they close at 20:30 on the day of a draw. Players must be 18 years old. Monday: Daily Lotto Tuesday: Daily Lotto + PowerBall and PowerBall Plus Wednesday: Daily Lotto + Lotto, Lotto Plus 1 and Lotto Plus 2 Thursday: Daily Lotto Friday: Daily Lotto + PowerBall and PowerBall Plus Saturday: Daily Lotto + Lotto, Lotto Plus 1 and Lotto Plus 2 Sunday: Daily Lotto For more details and to verify the winning PowerBall and PowerBall Plus numbers, visit the National Lottery website. You must always confirm the official winning numbers on the National Lottery website. We do our best to post the results as accurately as possible, but the National Lottery is the only source you can use to 100% verify the results. Let us know by leaving a comment below, or send a WhatsApp to 060 011 021 1 Subscribe to The South African website's newsletters and follow us on WhatsApp, Facebook, X and Bluesky for the latest news.
Metro
11 hours ago
- Metro
McDonald's staff and customers slap each other to the ground in 12-person fight
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video A huge fight erupted outside 'the most terrible McDonald's in Liverpool' between staff and customers. Footage shows around a dozen people fighting outside the chain in Page Moss, Liverpool. One worker can be heard shouting at a shirtless customer to 'get off me' while a lady in a skirt can be seen slapping a man until he hits the floor. Other fights happening around them show a woman saying 'stupid little b***' and another screaming 'who the f*** are you touching'. The cause of the fight remains unclear but police attended the scene where they were seen handcuffing the topless gentleman. McDonald's has said the fight came about due to antisocial behaviour – but admitted they were working staff to 'remind them of the appropriate de-escalation processes'. They said: 'We are aware of the incident involving anti-social behaviour from a group of customers that has been circulating on social media. 'The group were asked to leave the restaurant due to unacceptable behaviour. The police were called and we are supporting them with their enquiries. 'We are also working with our restaurant team to remind them of the appropriate de-escalation processes we have in place. 'At McDonald's, we have a zero-tolerance policy towards anti-social behaviour, and it is completely unacceptable to see anyone behaving in this way. Online reviews see mainly one-star ratings, with one person calling it 'the most terrible McDonald's in Liverpool'. Meanwhile, all the way in Canada, a McDonald's chain was forced to close after a fight broke out with racoons used as weapons. The outlet, in Ottawa in Canada, was the setting of a viral video in 2013 which saw a raccoon brandished during a mass brawl. It has been visited by cops 'hundreds' of times in the 40 years of its existence, according to local than 15 men were seen exchanging blows at the premises and throwing items at each other. In a major twist, one man drew a raccoon from his jacket and entered the fray. Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@ For more stories like this, check our news page. MORE: Someone from Liverpool has a month to claim £1,000,000 National Lottery win MORE: Child dies from measles amid warnings disease could 'spread like wildfire' MORE: Man, 32, arrested after shooting puts school in lockdown in Liverpool
The Irish Sun
12 hours ago
- General
- The Irish Sun
Lucky Irish punter nabs huge €250,000 in latest Lotto draw as bosses reveal winning ticket location
A LUCKY Lotto player is celebrating big after bagging a huge prize in tonight's Lotto draw. The winner has scooped a whopping €250,000. 2 The National Lottery bosses confirmed Galway as the winning location Credit: Alamy There was no winner of the Over 83,000 players won prizes in the Lotto & Lotto Plus draws this Wednesday. The numbers for the main And the bonus was 41. Read more in Money There was also no winner of the Lotto Plus One top The Lotto Plus One top prize was worth a whopping €1,000,000. The winning numbers were 2, 6, 10, 25, 27 and 41. And the bonus was 32. Most read in Money There was one winner of the Lotto Plus Two top prize worth of €250,000. The National Lottery bosses confirmed the lucky punter who won the prize is located in Co Penneys 'Lotto Lovelies' collect huge cheque at National Lottery HQ The winning numbers picked in tonight's Lotto Plus Two draw were 3, 11, 12, 19, 26 and 37. And the bonus was 46. There were 70 winners of the Raffle Prize tonight with each receiving €500. The winning Raffle number was 3775. The winner has been urged to check their clips carefully, sign them immediately and keep them safe if it's the winning ticket. They have been urged to make contact with the prize claims team on 1800 666 222 or email claims@ and arrangements will be made for them to claim their top prize in And arrangements will be made for them to claim their top prize in 2 The winner has scooped a whopping €250,000
Irish Daily Mirror
12 hours ago
- Business
- Irish Daily Mirror
Lotto player bags life-changing six-figure sum as location of huge win confirmed
A lucky Irish Lotto player is celebrating a life-changing win after bagging a huge six-figure prize in Wednesday night's draw. The lucky punter matched all six numbers plus the bonus in tonight's Lotto Plus 2 draw to win the jackpot worth a whopping €250,000. The winning numbers in Wednesday's (July 16) Lotto Plus 2 are: 03, 11, 12, 19, 26, 37 and the bonus number 46. The National Lottery have confirmed that the winning ticket, which is now worth €250,000, was sold in Co Galway. Lotto bosses are set to reveal the shop where the winning ticket was purchased later this week. Incredibly, this is the second huge win for the county in as many days after a lucky EuroMillions player in Galway bagged an astonishing €625,081 in Tuesday's draw after purchasing their ticket in the same store that sold a €7 million ticket last year. Meanwhile, in Wednesday's main Lotto draw, where there was an €11.3m jackpot on offer, the numbers called were: 13, 16, 18, 22, 29, 39 and the bonus number was 41. While the jackpot in this draw went unclaimed, 22 players did match five correct numbers to win €1,270 each. And in Wednesday's Lotto Plus 1 draw, where punters were in with a chance of winning a top prize worth €1m, the numbers to look out for are: 02, 06, 10, 25, 27, 41 and the bonus number is 32. No Lotto players managed to bag the jackpot up for grabs in this draw, although 22 players did pocket €500 each after correctly matching five numbers. There were also 70 winners of the Raffle Prize, with each player receiving €500. The winning Raffle Number is 3775. Players across Ireland are now being urged to check their tickets to see if they are among the more than 83,000 people here who won prizes in Wednesday night's Lotto and Lotto Plus games. If you're holding a winning ticket make sure to contact The National Lottery claims team on 1800 666 222 or email claims@ to arrange the collection of your prize. If you hold a winning ticket that you bought in a shop, you must claim your prize within 90 days of the applicable draw date. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest news from the Irish Mirror direct to your inbox: Sign up here.
The Irish Sun
13 hours ago
- General
- The Irish Sun
Lottery results and numbers: Lotto and Thunderball draw tonight, July 16, 2025
THE NATIONAL Lottery results are in and it's time to find out who has won a life-changing amount of money tonight ( July 16, 2025). Could tonight's £5.2million jackpot see you handing in your notice, jetting off to the Bahamas or driving a new Porsche off a garage forecourt? 3 Could you win big tonight with the National Lottery? 3 Previous winners have gone on to build mansions and buy islands You can find out by checking your ticket against tonight's numbers below. Good luck! Tonight's National Lottery Lotto winning numbers are: 06, 09, 12, 15, 47, 55 and the Bonus Ball is 56 . Tonight's National Lottery Thunderball winning numbers are: 08, 09, 18, 24, 37 and the Thunderball is 04 . The first National Lottery draw was held on November 19 1994 when seven winners shared a jackpot of £5,874,778. READ MORE ON LOTTO The largest amount ever to be won by a single ticket holder was £42million, won in 1996. Gareth Bull, a 49-year-old builder, won £41million in November, 2020 and ended up knocking down his bungalow to make way for a luxury manor house with a pool. TOP 5 BIGGEST LOTTERY WINS ACROSS THE WORLD £1.308 billion (Powerball) on January 13 2016 in the US, for which three winning tickets were sold, remains history's biggest lottery prize £1.267 billion (Mega Million) a winner from South Carolina took their time to come forward to claim their prize in March 2019 not long before the April deadline £633.76 million (Powerball draw) from a winner from Wisconsin £625.76 million (Powerball) Mavis L. Wanczyk of Chicopee, Massachusetts claimed the jackpot in August 2017 £575.53 million (Powerball) A lucky pair of winners scooped the jackpot in Iowa and New York in October 2018 Sue Davies, 64, bought a lottery ticket to celebrate ending five months of shielding during the pandemic — and won £500,000. Most read in The Sun The biggest jackpot ever to be up for grabs was £66million in January last year, which was won by two lucky ticket holders. Another winner, Karl managed to bag £11million aged just 23 in 1996. The odds of winning the lottery are estimated to be about one in 14million - BUT you've got to be in it to win it. 3 Sandra Devine and her husband Mike won by chance - can you too?
