This archive report was first published on 28 June 2021.
On June 28, 2021, Business Today reported on three Kenyans who became multi-millionaires after winning the Odibets Euro Jackpot.
What made their wins even more remarkable was that they only placed their winning bets with a mere Ksh20.
Vincent Olusala, George Otieno, and Amos Otulo won Ksh6,666,000 each after placing their bets with Ksh20 on Odibets Euro Jackpot.
According to Vincent Olusala, one of the lucky winners from Matayos, Busia County, he had been placing his bets with Odibets but had never tried their jackpots. He placed his winning bet at the start of the 2020 UEFA Euro tournament and was surprised to receive a call that he had won the Jackpot later on.
George Otieno, from Siaya County, claimed to have received his winning call as he herded his cattle. He said, "I love watching soccer and when the UEFA Euro tournament started I decided to place my bets early and that’s when I stumbled upon the Euro Jackpot on the Odibets platform."
For Amos Otulo, the third winner, playing the Euro Jackpot hadn’t crossed his mind but after analyzing the games he gave it a try and was surprised to have won. He said, "Before my big win, I used to only play normal bets and never had I ever gone through the jackpot section, when the Euros began, I decided to try my luck and here I am receiving my cheque."
Earlier this year, John Ngumi, a bodaboda operator in Nairobi’s Embakasi area, placed his jackpot bet on the Odibets platform and was lucky to win Ksh2,164,000 which was a bonus of the Ksh105,000,000 jackpot bonus.
