On Sunday, SportPesa announced that Cosmas Korir, who vied for and lost the Konoin parliamentary seat in Bomet County on a CCM ticket, is the new millionaire in town.
The former parliamentary aspirant (August 8 General Election), won Sh208,733,619 SportPesa Mega Jackpot.
Reports indicate the Korir works with West Pokot County as the Director of Agriculture.
" We are proud to announce that the #SportPesaMegaJackpot worth Kshs. 208,733,619/= has been WON!” SportPesa shared on their social media pages.
playSportPesa CEO Ronald Karauri. Cosmas Korir wins Sh208 Million SportPesa Mega Jackpot (Courtesy )
This is the fourth time a Kenyan has won the jackpot. In May last year, Samuel Abisai won the first jackpot of Sh221 million. A month later, three winners shared Sh115 million.
On February 7, Gordon Ogada, an orphan, made history in the betting business after taking home the biggest Jackpot ever of Sh230,742,881.
To win the jackpot, one must correctly predict 17 football matches.
The betting firm said anyone who correctly predicted 12 matches and above in the latest jackpot will be awarded a bonus.
playCosmas Korir wins Sh208 Million SportPesa Mega Jackpot (Courtesy)
Those who correctly predicted 16 matches will get Sh11,628,589 each while 15 correct predictions will each get Sh487,756.
Those who predicted 14 matches correctly will walk away with Sh101,004 each, 13 correct predicts will get Sh12,691 while 12 correct predictions will get Sh4,249 each.
