R40 million Lotto Plus winner claims their prize: 'I have not been able to eat with excitement'

The winner of the R40 million Lotto Plus 1 jackpot has claimed their prize. The winner bagged the jackpot from the December 28, 2024, draw and only came forward to claim their prize on January 3, 2025. “I have not been able to eat since Saturday, December 28, with excitement,” the winner told National Lottery Ithuba.The winner said she checked the ticket at a retail store in Port Elizabeth and was advised to visit her nearest Ithuba office as the amount won may be too big for the store to pay out.She said she was so anxious throughout the period before eventually claiming her prize that…