5 things you need to know about Kes 230 million SportPesa mega jackpot winner Gordon Ogada

Gordon Ogada Paul won the biggest jackpot in the history of Kenya. The newest multimillionaire was unveiled on Wednesday after SportPesa announced the mega jackpot winner had been found.

The public doesn’t really know much about the mega jackpot winner.  So who is Gordon Ogada really?  Below are the five things to know about him:

Orphaned at 15

Gordon Ogada lost his parents when he was just 15. He left his rural home in Migori County and set out for Nairobi to seek greener pastures.

Lives in Kibera

Gordon has been living in Kibera ever since he relocated to the city. The mega jackpot winner is a community health worker at Kemri CDC.

Father of two

Gordon is a married man, he is the father of 8-year-old twins Ryan and Ramsey.  His wife Agnes Nasirumbi works as a receptionist at the Kibera office of NGO Shining Hope For Communities.

Habitual gambler

Agnes Nasirumbi revealed that her husband used to bet all the time. She said that Gordon would get up in the middle of the night to place bets.

“He would get up in the middle of the night to bet and since I did not really understand what betting was, I would get angry. However, I eventually accepted it and even started supporting him when he did not have the money to bet,” said Nasirumbi during interview with the press.

Gordon himself revealed that has won more than Kes 200,000 over the past year. On Tuesday night after the announcement by SportPesa that he had won the mega jackpot, Gordon won another Kes 200,000 from another bet.

And on the same night that Samuel Abisai won the Kes 221 million jackpot in May 2017, Gordon Ogada also won Kes 50,000.

“I have a laptop and WiFi so everyday I analyses the games then bet,” said Gordon Ogada.

Typical Luo

Gordon Ogada has the typical Luo genes of flamboyance and extravagance. The SportPesa mega jackpot winner made it rain when he was driven around his hood in a stretch limo.

Gordon and his family spent a night at a local hotel a day before he was unveiled as the jackpot winner. He was picked up from the hotel in a convoy of sleek vehicles and driven around his Kibera neighborhood before being taken to Carnivore restaurant to pick his cheque.

The Kes 230 million winner dished out money to cheering crowds in Kibera. The father of two threw  out notes through the window of his stretch Chrysler limousine much to the excitement of the crowd.