A lucky Kenyan has become Sh230 million richer after he correctly predicted the outcome of 17 football fixtures to scoop last week’s Sportpesa mega jackpot.
On Monday, the giant gambling firm announced that Gordon Ogada won last week’s mega jackpot and will take home Sh 230,742,881. T
his will be the third time the Mega Jackpot has been won, after three lucky winners equally shared the jackpot in May last year,each getting Sh37 million, just a month after Samuel Abisai pocketed a Sh221 million jackpot cash.
This will become the biggest ever won jackpot in the history of the country. “We are proud to announce that the #SportPesaMegaJackpot worth KShs 230,742,881/= has been WON! It is the BIGGEST amount ever in Kenya!!! We have a winner! More to be revealed in the coming moments!” read a tweet on Sportpesa’s official Twitter handle.
SportPesa runs the Mega Jackpot every weekend. One is required to correctly predict all the 17 matches to win all the price or at least 12 matches to get a cash bonus.
Ogada will be unveiled in a press briefing on Wednesday