Sh38Million Sportpesa Midweek Jackpot winners unveiled

Felix Mweki and Michael Odhambo .[ Photo courtesy Sportpesa Facebook page]

The two winners of Sportpesa Midweek Jackpot has been revealed.

Michael Odhambo from Kilgoris and Felix Mweki from Machakos County shared the Sh38, 028,240 jackpot with each taking home Sh19, 014,120 after they correctly predicted the outcome of 13 out of the 13 games.

The winning combination 2,1,1,2,1,2,X,2,2,1,X,1,1 were matched by Felix Mweki and Michael Odhambo.

In a statement on their official Facebook page, Sportpesa revealed that Michael Odhambo, who came to collect his winnings two days later began betting with SportPesa ages ago but confessed to only winning hundreds of shillings.

Michael is a small-time mechanic who works in Kilgoris. He began playing with #SportPesa ages ago but admitted to only winning hundreds of shillings before his favourable fate was sealed last weekend

"The father of one is no football fan and played the twice entirely based on guess work!!!

‘’The seemingly talkative 34-year old explained that the win couldn’t have come at a better time as his brother recently passed away leaving a wife and child, not too long after his nieces and nephews were orphaned by the untimely passing of his sisters.

 “With this money, I will take care of the kids and buy a plot that I can build on. With what’s left, I’ll see whether I will drive a Prado or not,” Michael chuckled.

‘’Michael reiterated his appreciation and encouraged people to keep playing with #SportPesa,”read the statement. 

Sportpesa also unveiled its second winner, 27 year old Felix Mweki who said in the statement he plans to buy a plot where he can build a home where he will cater to the needs of the orphans in his county.

‘’Joint-winner, Felix, was visibly still in disbelief as he received his winners’ cheque today.

‘’The self-proclaimed hustler from Machakos County has only been playing the jackpot for two months and admits he opened a #SportPesa account after witnessing a friend winning KShs 34,000!!!

‘’The 27-year old Man City FC fan was experiencing troubles of his own before receiving the congratulatory message of his winnings.

“I only placed one slip for this midweek jackpot and I thank God for the win to get me out of the tough situation I was in. Before this, I once lost KShs 5,000 on a game I thought was a sure bet, so I wasn’t very optimistic about this particular one,” Felix remarked.

‘’He plans to buy a plot where he can build a home where he will cater to the needs of the orphans in his county.

‘’The millions in his bank account will not stop Felix from playing with #SportPesa, he joyously stated that he is eager to win the Mega-Jackpot in the near future.

“I want to win the KShs 157 million jackpot. Everyone should keep playing and never give up. Their day will come,” he added.

The cash prize had been accumulating after no player predicted the 13 out of the 13 Sportpesa Midweek Jackpot games since July.