Kerry McNamara from Pretoria received a donation of R18,000 from 

 so that she can finally receive joint replacement surgery on four fingers in her left hand. The donation forms part of the contributions from LottoStar’s How Lucky Can You Get? competition with 

From the age of 17, Kerry was diagnosed with debilitating rheumatoid arthritis. She also suffers from osteoporosis. The swelling in her joints caused her to experience limb deformities which made it impossible for her to use her hands.

The original request to Good Morning Angels came from an angel named, Dr Helene Basson, from 

. In her request she states that before Kerry’s illness progressed, she used to work in the restaurant business – Kerry loves cooking and baking.

Since her diagnosis, Kerry is currently unemployed and receives a disability grant.

Kerry’s main hope after she receives her joint replacement surgery is to design gadgets for people with rheumatoid arthritis and other medical challenges. She would also like to be able to hold a dumbbell and do weight training.

Thanks to LottoStar and Operation Healing Hands, Kerry will receive joint replacement surgery which is scheduled for the 30th of June 2021 at Cure Day Hospital Erasmus. Kerry is excited and looks forward to finally being able to use her hands to do what she loves.

The R18,000 donation from Lottostar will be covering the costs of theatre time and consumable needed.

Kerry McNamara from Pretoria received a donation of R18,000 from LottoStar so that she can receive joint replacement surgery on four fingers in her left hand.

LottoStar donates R18,000 to a woman diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis

 competition time where you could win a share of R600,000, daily, for you and our chosen charities. The competition runs from 14 June to 2 July 2021.

 competition, Jacaranda FM’s Good Morning Angels (GMA) will be the charity that players will be raising money for. The total of the money raised at the end of the competition will go towards various charity causes.


Good Morning Angels is a feature on Jacaranda FM’s Breakfast Show with Martin Bester that is centred around helping the less fortunate and restoring hope to many. Listeners nominate people in need in their communities by writing to GMA, who connects the nominated parties with the relevant sponsors or funders to assist.


Previously, we’ve collaborated with GMA for various charity initiatives with the quest to change the lives of many. Some of the recent charity causes that LottoStar contributed to through GMA are – 

Now, this is your chance to change more lives by entering our 

 competition with Jacaranda FM. You could be spinning the reels LIVE ON AIR with your favourite presenters.

Part 2 | LottoStar & Jacaranda FM’s How Lucky Can You Get? charity contributions!

“There can be no greater gift than that of giving one’s time and energy to help others without expecting anything in return,” – Nelson Mandela.

This quote proves to be true for a group of selfless doctors and other medical professionals who founded Operation Healing Hands (OHH) with the hope of giving back to the community in commemoration of Nelson Mandela Day.

Operation Healing Hands is one of the selected charities in LottoStar’s 

 competition with Jacaranda FM, running between 14 June and 2 July 2021.


OHH is a non-profit organisation that was founded by a group of doctors and medical professionals with the aim of relieving pressure from government hospitals by providing free surgeries and post-operative care to the underprivileged. The organisation’s aim is to close the socioeconomic gap of patients that need life-changing surgeries in the private and public healthcare sectors.

Patients are provided with free surgeries and medical care through donations that the organisation receive. OHH also covers the medical expenses and services on behalf of patients.

These life-changing surgeries restore hope and give patients an improved quality of life so that they can get back to enjoying life, return to work and contribute to the economy once more.

Expenses covered by OHH on behalf of patients:

Consultations and pre-operative procedures

Surgeries (e.g. orthopaedics, otolaryngology, plastic and general surgery, ophthalmology, urology and dentistry)

In-hospital treatments, X-rays, and medication

Post-operative follow-up, medication, and treatment for a three-month period

Post-operative rehabilitation, including physiotherapy or prosthetics, if required

Medical professionals involved volunteer their services while the private hospitals sponsor most of the theatre time and other medical processes required.

Other medical companies sponsor prostheses like hip and knee and other implants required at no cost to the patients.

To offer your help, support, or donations to OHH, please click 

Part 1 | LottoStar & Jacaranda FM’s How Lucky Can You Get? charity contributions!

Ever wondered how it feels like to be richer than the rich and famous? Well, this lucky winner’s wildest dreams have become a reality.

 jackpot worth £111 million (which converts to R1,822,740,736.92 in South Africa) was won on Friday night, 4th of June. One can only imagine all that can be done with all those winnings, the list is endless.

This massive win instantly makes the winner richer than some famous celebrities. The likes of the well-known actress from Harry Potter, Emma Watson, every member of One Direction and Tom Hardy who stars in Mad Max.

The winner hasn’t claimed their winnings yet.

Senior Winners’ Advisor at The National Lottery, Andy Carter says that “what amazing news, one UK winner has scooped the incredible £111 million from EuroMillions jackpot”.

This is the UK’s fourth jackpot win so far this year.

With LottoStar you could be next by betting on our EuroMillions draw taking place every Tuesday and Friday at 9 pm. Simply select 5 out of 50 numbers as well as 2 star numbers.

Are you Friday’s EuroMillions jackpot winner?

1. What was your first reaction when you realized you won R5 Million on Mega Ball?


2. Who was the first person you shared the exciting news with and what was their reaction?

3. What made you place a bet on the Mega Ball?

I tried out different games on LottoStar but this game is one of my favourite games.

4. Do you know what you will be doing with your winnings?

I’m going to pay off my bond, invest some of the money and maybe buy more property.

5. What do you think of LottoStar and your overall experience?

I’m happy with LottoStar and very positive about my overall experience.

6. Did you ever think you would win the Lottery one day?

7. Will you continue to place bets on Mega Ball & other lotteries on LottoStar?

I will continue to place my bets on LottoStar.

8. Will you recommend us to your family or friends?

Mega Ball R5 Million jackpot winner!

Ever wondered about the fabulous life you could live with $515 Million (that’s over R7 Billion in South Africa) in your bank account? The possibilities are endless for the massive winner in Pennsylvania who purchased the winning 

The winner matched the following five numbers - 6, 9, 17,18, 48 and the mega ball was 8.

“It was the ninth-largest Mega Millions jackpot in the lottery’s history, however, the winner is yet to claim it.

, “this is the highest amount won in the state of Pennsylvania since it was established as a Mega Millions participant in 2010.”

A winning ticket worth more than $1 billion (that’s over a 14 Billion rand in South African) was sold in January.

Over 50 tickets matched four numbers plus the Mega Ball resulting in each person winning $10 000 (R 139,564 in South Africa).

Your fabulous life could be closer than you imagined with LottoStar’s Mega Millions draw, taking place every Wednesday and Saturday at 5am.

Are you the Mega Millions $515 million jackpot winner?

 and this week’s final charity contributions will go towards 

 – a non-profit organisation formed by a community of volunteers to serve and support patients and staff members at the Karl Bremer hospital, Western Cape.

The Daisy Project aims to reduce the long waiting list of patients awaiting surgeries by getting doctors and nurses to volunteer their expertise and services at no cost.

Medical procedures occur once a month, on a select Saturday, at the Karl Bremer hospital. However, the organisation hopes to expand to other government hospitals and impact as many lives as it can.

The Daisy Project works through the theatre lists provided by the hospital. Their services are also extended towards patients who’ve fallen off the list due to emergencies.

The Daisy Projects relies on donations and volunteer work from doctors and nurses in the community. Sometimes they must buy some of the services from locum medical practitioners to assist with reducing the waiting list.

For more information on how to support or volunteer at The Daisy Project, please click 

"The donation will be used towards the surgeries that we perform. With the amount you have given us, we should be able to continue for another year. And because of the finances, we might be able to run double lists, that will increase our output even more", reported The Daisy Project.

Part 3 | Charity contributions in the LottoStar & Kfm May Money Madness competition

 and this week’s total charity contributions will go towards our second charity, 

 – a non-profit organisation offering surgeries to men diagnosed with prostate cancer.

“Prostate cancer is the leading cause of cancer in men in over one half of the countries in the world and a leading cause of cancer death in many countries, particularly in sub – Saharan Africa. In South Africa, there were 476 cases of prostate cancer reported to the Ekurhuleni Population-Based Cancer Registry in 2018 resulting in an ASR for all males of 30.96/100 000 and a lifetime risk of 1:25 men”, reported the National Health Laboratory Service.

Prostate cancer treatment was previously offered in the private healthcare facilities only and due to the high costs involved, it could not be offered in the public healthcare sector.

However, with funding and contributions towards Project Peacock, this narrative was changed and over 2 years later, this procedure is now made available in public hospitals.


Project Peacock was co-founded by Urologist, Dr. Justin Howlett, to offer prostrate cancer treatment to those who couldn’t afford it through donations and contributions.

Dr. Justin Howlett’s main concerns are the poor awareness surrounding prostate cancer and the inaccessible urology services in the Western Cape, which leads to late detections or diagnosis in patients.

It’s the organisation’s main aim to address and improve the situation through their public-private partnerships that will enable over 12 men to receive life-saving brachytherapy at the Groote Schuur hospital, in a year.

There’s currently a huge burden at Groote Schuur for prostate cancer patients awaiting dates for treatment. The wait could be for months and those with non-urgent urology cases are placed on a year-long waiting list.

The current treatment options available for prostate patients are surgery or radiotherapy.

However, Project Peacock is the only state institution in South Africa to offer brachytherapy – a minimally aggressive therapeutic option. It is often used to cure cancers of the head and neck, breast, cervix, prostate, and eye.


To assist Project Peacock in promoting and improving prevention, detection, treatment, and research of prostate cancer in the Western Cape, please click 

Part 2 | Charity contributions in the LottoStar & Kfm May Money Madness competition

, to give back to the women in desperate need of breast cancer surgeries from the 

 competition’s contributions in the first week.

According to global statistics, “Breast cancer is one of the commonest female cancers in the vast majority of countries and the leading cause of cancer death in over 100 countries globally”.

, we would like to make a difference in the lives of the women who are affected and diagnosed with breast cancer. The total contributions in the first week of the competition will be donated to Project Flamingo.


Project Flamingo was founded by a qualified surgeon, Dr Liana Roodt, to assist women who were subjected to long waiting periods before receiving life-saving breast cancer surgeries and medical treatment in public healthcare facilities.

With the enormous burden faced by public healthcare to provide surgeries for cancer patients, the waiting period for patients could go up to 14 weeks.

The organisation raises funds for catch-up surgeries at the Groote Schuur, Tygerberg and Livingstone hospitals in Cape Town to fill in the gap.

For a fair and objective selection of patients, project lists are scheduled a year in advance, dates are added in the hospital’s booking system and the hospital provides names of patients to the organisation.

Each year, the organisation allocates funds for a specialist to spend at least 4 hours, every week, at the Breast Cancer Unit. Depending on the type of procedures to be performed and the availability of staff, about four to nice patients receive their surgeries per list.

Project Flamingo understands the medical care that cancer patients need and require patients to be part of the entire treatment plan – from surgeries to formal oncology procedures, chemotherapy, and post-surgery follow-ups.


Individuals or organisations can donate to Project Flamingo by sponsoring a life-saving surgery, pamper packs for newly diagnosed patients or by volunteering their time.

For more details on how to assist or offer support to the organisation, please click 

Part 1 | Charity contributions in the LottoStar & Kfm May Money Madness competition

It was a Good Friday indeed for one lucky UK winner who scooped a massive £122 Million (over R2,4 Billion in South Africa) EuroMillions jackpot. The lucky winner matched 5 

 numbers and 2 Lucky Stars on Friday, 2 April.

This is the fifth-largest jackpot win in European National Lottery history. It is also the second EuroMillions jackpot win this year after the New Year’s Day £39 Million (over R783 Million) jackpot win.

“What brilliant news, one UK winner has scooped tonight’s massive £122 million EuroMillions jackpot,” joyously commented the senior winner’s adviser, Andy Carter.

“They are now the fifth biggest ever National Lottery winner,” he continued.

According to the UK’s Evening Standard, this win puts the lucky winner in the top 1000 of Sunday Times’ rich list 2020. But the question remains, who’s the lucky winner?

The Good Friday EuroMillions winning numbers were: 04-21-34-40-47, and the Lucky Star numbers were 02 and 05.

The highest EuroMillions jackpot win was in February this year when a Swiss player bagged over £180 Million (over R3,6 Billion).

You could also be rolling in millions this week with our EuroMillions draw taking place every Tuesday and Friday at 9 PM. Simply, select your 5 lucky numbers out of a possible 50 and 2 “Star Numbers” and place your bet from as little as R5!

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