Westville is on the hunt for a mystery Lotto millionaire

Updated April 22, 2026, 9:59 a.m. | By Skyye Ndlovu

Westville! Check all your pockets because there’s a Lotto winner who hasn’t claimed their R8.5m.

Westville, we need your attention! Yes, you scrolling right now.

Do you shop at Westville Mall? Got a go-to tobacco shop you pop into now and then? And just maybe did you buy a Lotto ticket there around 20 September 2025?

If you did, things just got very interesting.

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Someone who played the Lotto at that very spot is sitting on a cool R8,544,310.

The only problem? That someone hasn’t claimed it yet. Awkward.

So here’s your official excuse to become that person digging through old jeans, jackets, and that one mysterious drawer everyone has.

Westville unclaimed lotto — Westville - Lotto Jackpot / Sky Tshabalala

That ticket could be hiding anywhere and it might just be your golden (slightly crumpled) ticket to a whole new life.

However, don’t take too long playing detective. Lotto winnings don’t wait forever.

You’ve got 365 days to claim your prize, which means the deadline hits on 20 September 2026. Miss it… and that’s over R8 million doing a disappearing act. No pressure or anything though.

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So go on - check your pockets, your car, your bag, even that “I’ll clean it later” pile.

Somewhere in Westville, there’s a millionaire who doesn’t know it yet.