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22 year old Kitwe Man wins K135 million jackpot

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Youthful Kanyanda Byemba hangs on to a dummy cheque worth K135 million, which he won from the Zambian Lotto game
Youthful Kanyanda Byemba hangs on to a dummy cheque worth K135 million, which he won from the Zambian Lotto game

A 22 year old Kitwe resident, Kanyanda Byemba, has pocketed the K135 million Zambia Lotto jackpot, the largest ever paid in Zambia’s lottery history.

Byemba won the jackpot from a K6000 ticket he bought from Delden Limited from which he marked the winning number 04, 11, 25,18,10,29 and the bonus ball of 22.

Zambia Lotto Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Shawky Hemeidan, presented the K135 million cheque to Byemba, which was drawn from a 35th draw on January 9, 2009 at Zambia Lotto office today.

Mr. Hemeidan has since urged the public to participate in the jackpot saying anyone had a chance of winning the lotto because it was a game of chance.

He said the hand over of the K135 million cheque to Byemba serves as proof that the draw was transparent and genuine.

Another Lotto winner Sililo Akufumba displays his dummy cheque worth K7 million
Another Lotto winner Sililo Akufumba displays his dummy cheque worth K7 million

Meanwhile, Zambia Lotto Operations Manager, Martin Subero said the Zambia Lotto jackpot was the only one that has ever gone above K100 million in the Zambian history of the jackpot game.

Mr. Subero said Zambia Lotto was proud to be the first lottery company in Zambia to give out a prize of K135 million.

He said Zambia Lotto had over K343 million worth of prizes, of which K297, 145,000 has already been paid out to winners while K46,182,000 was still in unclaimed prizes.

Mr. Subero has since asked his punters to check their tickets carefully as they could be winners, adding that Zambia Lotto does not want their customers to lose out on their winnings.

He said the jackpot has gone back to K50 million but will start growing again until it is won.

He noted that this growth would give chance to other players to take part in the jackpot.

And the Zambia Lotto jackpot winner Kanyanda Byemba said he was very happy to be the first winner of the largest prize in Zambia Lottery history.

He said he would use part of his money to further his studies and the other part to celebrate with his family.

He has also urged the public to participate in the jackpot as it was real.

ZANIS/PM/PC/KSH/ENDS

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112 COMMENTS

  7. Now GRZ needs to explain why the NAPSA DG (Aubrey Chibamba) was fired from his job for investing in this company that is now changing lives.

    Congrats Mr. Byemba!!

  8. PLEASE ENJOY YOURSELF MAN,THATS COOL BUT USE IT WISELY OTHERWISE WE DONT WANT TO HEAR THAT YOU HAVE TURNED A BEGGAR IN A FEW MONTHS TIME.

  23. All his relatives would want a share of this 135 million. First his parents would say buy us a house and his grandparents would want to move to the city. And to make matters worse his gal friend would want a new wardrobe. And even his ex gal friend would want a share. its end less.

  25. K 135 million = € 22,500. That’s not really much over here (can’t even fetch a brand new Mercedes) but there’s a lot one can do with it in in Zed. I hope thze young man invests it wisely or else…”wie gewonnen, so zeronnen” or “easy come, easy go”.

  27. Ala its little! 135million is not even worth a 3 bedroomed house in Emmasdale unless in circumstances where the landlord is desparate. So the tuma girls will be all over him until he is declared broke!

  29. #25 Nine Chale,
    Its relativism you’ve anchored your comment on, but this young man, can actually buy a piece of land and erect a 2 bedroom house in a medium cost area in Luanshya.
    The problem is easy money, easily blown. Hahahahah. You are right on this one.
    Right now, the chap is already buying his peers and their chicks drinks, drinks, and drinks…then taxi bookings. By next week, half is blown.

  31. Rotary things have very high risk consideration on the part of the one running it. And normally, you dont release a winning ticket until you are satisfied with the returns. In short, these chaps have billion of monies, but have just paid away, 137metres, + 7 metres and running costs of the venture. :d

  32. Baby C
    IF the guy got himself a descent plot say K35m complete with paper work .The other zali would build him a complete 3 bedroomed house.if he doesnt give -iyi haf kuli amayi
    iyi haf kuli atate
    iiyi haf kuli ambuye
    iyi haf kuli ma galu friend…and so on

  34. Hey!, I was driving along Chilimbulu road. I have just spotted Kayanda Byemba with two chicks in a japanese toyota corolla with some amstel six packs. Mayo ine, Ba Zambia Lotto, mwaipaisha umwana wabene.:d:-ss:)):-j=p~=d>=))

  39. Nomba naiwama Chicken… awe kutotela Lesa. Just getting the second round.

    @ Nine Chale am just hearing the German News (RTL)

    100 Euro more this year for ABANA (Child Allowances)

    2500 Euro Cash if you sell your old car and buy a new Car (Eviromental friendly)

    17 Billion Euros Investment in the Economy (To create More Jobs)

    Awe kutotela Lesa!!

    Imwe there is a lot we can learn from here. :o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o

  40. Congrats the Winner!! ‘THE LARGEST JACKPOT EVER WON IN THE HISTORY OF ZAMBIA’ worth US27,383 dollars. Then add tax by government which leaves the poor guy with less than US 20,000 dollars. Jackpots in other countries means that you have won a life time fortune. the lottery should do more on this. Anyway congrats young man as long as you can plan to use this cash wisely.

  41. Indalama shakutola taba winner guys.OUR neighbor in the 80s won himself a lotery worth K70pin .We hear that he could not even count the money so he just went on a spend spree.So depressed he became after depleting the heap and attempting suicide 3times ,he had to go back to his job as a cook at TVTC.

  42. OK now everybody stop dreaming about someone else’s money and go out there & make your own! Yako ni yako, ewe…

  44. bati ba LT mwamu chita bad mufana, you’ve even put a picture of him, for shuwa he will be head hunted at the scene, lets hope aza nkala na nzelu! He should deposit it in an account and only touch it when he knows what he is going to do with it

  47. @ Chale . No am not overworking her. Nichikondi chabe. Aber ich habe kein Weizen Bier!! I think nalaya kuma Stores. Akabwalwa is a must Mwe!!

  48. Although, I do not participate in such gambling games, I wish the young man well and congulations to him on his winnning.

    ====
    LT 2008 Award Winner. =; for Zambia in 2011.

  50. NEWS!
    GAZZIE is proud to report that the driver who took off after causing the recent Chingwere accident, has turned himself in.
    The disaster caused the death of more than 12 people.

    Now congrats iwe lotto winner, no string of girlfriends pliz!

  52. Ba beula bafana. Where are they @ exactly? Besides they are above 18 yrs…come on get me their digits lol

    Just kidding people!

  58. He will not get the full amount. There is ZRA, and some hidden deductions by guys giving him that money. At the end of the day he will just go home with less than 70million. So mwaiche ukose, my friend blew his pensioner of over 350million from barclays bank with sluts and mates and he is back on contract and he only started budgetting when he remained with 15million, though he bought a merzaf flat. Whores are so captivating dont feel kaso to buy a house wherever as long its a fixed asset other than regretting later that you wished you had bought even a slum in chipulukusu

  59. Yaku ishuko… Mwaice uletasha lesa, noti ifyakupela tunamakwenkwe amahafu. Balupwa naimwe musiyeni mufana eka, noti ukudemanda VAT awe pantu u raised him. Congrats boy!
    By the way, aren’t u my cousin? We need to sit down and talk…!!! (Ha, Ha, Ha):d

  60. Hey mwaiche, marry me! let me help you spend the money and iam a mother in bed.i will take care of you until you are broke!

  69. Anso this boy imwe, nway mwaice don’t 4get to get a GMC truck, 3G iphone, a 250GB Mac, a massion in hawaii etc… $-)

  73. Kaili me coming from the states ;;) (ati bazungu..nishi asula chics from home)he may give me (alf) of his money

    Akalibe kuvulika maso;;)

  76. Pliz DO NOT take that money to the hungry pastors in form of Tithe. These criminal will shower dupe you, even making you an elder in the church coz of umuzulu. Be careful young man the writing is on the wall.

  79. Supergal lol

    Its funny though that I see comments that some ‘chic’ names on LT may be muchachos but am a senorita for real.

    I happy for the Jackpot guy anyway. This is a great campaign/marketing for State Lottery to engage young people to try out. Am not sure of the gambling policy in Zed? We had Fwanya fwanya and Kwachamania back in the day too.

  83. Sup with you germans converting it to Euro’s and saying that is nothing. The money is free he did not have to work for it so whether it’s 20000 euro’s or less it still is his for free. If the fella is smart he can use that to start some serious business or build a house. For that much he can get decent medium cost housing or even two low cost houses

  87. jamaco if you want to stunt,get a ny cap,some platinum chains,sug your your jeans and get your ass out in the winter cold waving your chains for er’one to see.we all get paid and laid and get high but there’s no need to be stunting on the block.mushindo!

  91. Byemba? Did they check his reg? Waku congo uyu.
    Anyway mo fire to him…since we’re all about open borders and passports for everyone.

  100. Don’t put investment in chez ntemba bwaana,we’ve seen poeple get loony with 50 million. Be on the look out for (ba brother ine nalicipa)abamenso tabekaala pachalo, enjoy the money.

  101. Ba LT pliz don’t put these lucky peoples lives in jeopedy by displaying their images, in some places, they might just get busted for winning the lottery, agree with me- security reasons.

  103. CONGRATULATIONS YOUNG MAN BUT PLEASE PLAN WISELY BECAUSE NOW THAT MONEY WILL BE SINGING “SPEND ME, SPEND ME, SPEND ME” AND IF YOU ARE NOT CAREFUL, IT WILL BE HISTORY IN A FEW MONTHS TIME. PLEASE, ONLY SPEND IT ON WHAT IS IMPORTANT AND NECESSARY, NOT SHOW OFF!

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