An incredible string of numbers drawn in a national lottery has sparked accusations of fraud when 20 people won a share of the jackpot.
On Tuesday, South Africa’s Powerball lottery amazingly saw the numbers five, six, seven, eight and nine drawn with a ‘powerball’ of - that’s right - 10.
Organisers quickly said the sequence often comes out but some allege scam and an urgent probe is under way. “Congratulations to tonight’s 20 winners of PowerBall draw,” the lottery tweeted late on Tuesday. “These numbers may be unexpected but we see many players opt to play these sequences.” The organisers say 20 people had bought a winning ticket and won 5.7m rand (£278,000) each.
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