Shanel Lemmie – Jamaica Star – November 11, 2022
As the Christmas season approaches, some Super Lotto fans are already beginning to make plans on what they will do with their winnings.
At one Corporate Area Supreme Ventures location, one man, who only wished to be identified as Tyrone, told THE WEEKEND STAR that if he were to win the money, he would be taking a flight.
“Mi a run weh from Jamaica, weh yuh mean? Mi a run weh with di whole a di money and send back money fi who fi get,” he said shielding his face with his baseball cap.
While the migration sentiment was also on the mind of fellow Windward Road resident Lasco, he expressed a willingness to share the joy with his family.
Lasco said, “If I win the Super Lotto, I will bring my mother, my grandmother and my aunty back to New York City and buy my friends dem some car out here on Windward Road.”
The prize for the Super Lotto jackpot has passed $400 million for the first time since 2010. This weekend’s jackpot comes at a time as many Jamaicans wish they had the luck of the Powerball winner in the United States of America. On Monday, a winning, US$2 billion ticket was sold in Los Angeles County. It was the largest jackpot in American history.
Here in Jamaica, Super Lotto jackpot hopefuls have a clear idea what they would do with their winnings.
Michael said, “Oh my God. I’d be trying to find a house the next day to buy and a nice car.”
He told THE WEEKEND STAR that he’s been playing the lottery for more than 20 years unsuccessfully but still believes he has the winning numbers in his grasp.
“You see if all me win the lotto, mi have a piece a land, the first thing me do build a big apartment up deh and den me come pon di ends. All a mi friend them, me gi a million dollar, some a get $500,000, some might get a $100,000 and mi mother loud anyway,” said Flingo, a man who had just purchased his ticket for Friday’s draw.
