Dodoma resident wins Sh204 million mega jackpot in ‘Mojaspesho’ lottery

Dar es Salaam. A businesswoman based in Dodoma Region, Rosemary Luhamo (26), has won Sh204 million in the Mojaspesho mega Jackpot.

Miss Luhamo - who owns a owns grocery and butchery in Mpwapwa District - is the first winner to pocket more than Sh200 million at a go from the ‘Mojaspesho’ gaming company, Lucky Games Limited. 

The Africa project manager of the company, Patrick Salamouni, said Miss Luhamo placed bets in the jackpot on July 14 to win such a huge prize. The special winning number was ‘873.’

Mr Salamouni said the young lady’s victory is ample testimony that anybody and everybody can win the jackpot - and, as such, he called upon all Tanzanians who are 18 years of age or older to start betting with the firm.

Revealing that MsLuhamo had placed bets about 280 times before she finally won the huge prize, MrSalamouni said that

prospective bettors must use the company’s code number ‘123255’ via a mobile money service provider such as ‘Tigo-PESA,’ ‘Halo-Pesa,’ ‘M-Pesa’ and ‘Airtel Money.’

“We have paid the prize money through CRDB Bank, and counselled her to spend the money prudently. Indeed, officials of the CRDB Bank and the Gaming Board of Tanzania (GBT) have given her similar advice,” Mr Salamouni stated.

Commenting on the developments, Ms Luhamo said she did not believe that she could one day win such a huge of money in her life.

“I never even dreamt that I could, would win such huge amount of money,” she said. “But now that I have done it, I focus on prudently investing part of it, and use the rest in ways that benefit me and my relatives - and not otherwise,” she said, bubbling with enthusiasm and excitement.