It’s been a thrilling few days for Hollywoodbets Punters’ Challenge players!
On Wednesday, player36 became the 114th jackpot winner when he scooped the all-or-nothing jackpot bonus of R780 000 at Hollywoodbets Greyville.
At the Vaal on Thursday, 5 winners in Selvin117, Kasturii23, mbreezah, Angel nr 2 and Than shared the R760 000 jackpot, becoming winners 115,116,117,118 and 119, respectively.
On Wednesday a 45 year old unemployed IT Specialist from Durban found all eight winners on the Hollywoodbets Greyville card and banked the R780 000 jackpot.
With close on 12 000 players bidding for glory in the free-to-play competition, player36 found the magic 8 winners on the card in what will be something of a lifechanger for the single man who lives with his parents.
The jackpot payout is calculated by the number of starters on the card – there were 78 – multiplied by R10 000.
There is an option to double this potential payout sum by wagering a minimum of R50 on the programmatically generated betslip on selection.
Interestingly, had he ticked the bet box, player36 would not only have doubled his payout to R1 560 000, had he included a R1 all-on in his selection portfolio, he could have won an additional over R870 000.
So a total payout of R2 430 000 was effectively missed, for just a tick and a minimum R50 spend on the betslip!
“I am disappointed that I did not take a chance on the R50 betslip wager, but I am nevertheless very grateful for the massive prize,” added the man who only discovered the fun and thrills of horseracing under a year ago when introduced by a friend.
“When making my selections on Wednesday, I looked at the fields. I spent next to no time on it and my selections were mostly random. I have played the Quickpick in the past too. I suppose it was my lucky day!” he added.
Asked what he intended to do with the cash, he said he would be able to afford a decent computer system and that would be his first purchase.
“I am unemployed, so have to be careful how I spend money. But I need a computer and I am going to spoil myself with that.”
The 5 big winners at the Vaal on Thursday also did not take up the minimum R50 bet option which would have doubled their payouts.
But the R152 000 windfall is being hailed as a godsend by player mbreezah, a 39 year old single mother from Worcester, who has been playing the challenge for a few years.
“I have a 16 year old daughter and suffer from a lung problem which is bad in winter. I will be able to buy a car now to get to work. I am so happy. Thank you Hollywoodbets,” she said emotionally.
Player Angel nr 2 lives with her parents in Vredendal and must rank as our youngest ever jackpot winner at just 23 years old.
She admitted she knows little about horseracing and was playing the Hollywoodbets Punters’ Challenge for just the third time! She intends to invest the winnings.
There are six Hollywoodbets Punters’ Challenge racemeetings between Fairview today and sunset on Sunday, giving you an opportunity to join the thousands of players daily in South Africa’s most popular horseracing competition of all time.
