A young man from Lilongwe has won MWK 174.2 Million on Aviator, successfully following the flight path of several recent BIG winners on betPawa’s Games platform.

The lucky player named Steve said the popular crash game was “very entertaining” adding that the win had set him for life. He has been working as a bicycle repair man in his hometown.

“I play Aviator regularly. I usually don’t bet too much at a time, just something to keep me entertained,” he noted. 

Aviator, a game that involves operating a virtual aircraft that players stake on as it takes off, has a multiplier that increases each time the ‘pilot’ climbs higher. 

betPawa has the lowest minimum stake, MWK 1, and highest maximum payout, MW 125 Million per bet, in Malawi.

In this case, Steve placed two bets - one of MWK 299 and the other with MWK 2,399 - winning a total of MWK 174,157,675. 

He had boldly held on to hit the maximum win, at which point the system cashed him out automatically with a handsome payout of MWK 49.2 Million from one bet and MWK 125 Million from his second bet. 

“We are delighted by this man’s impressive win. It has been a lucky streak for our customers on this game, truly asserting us as the Home of Africa’s BIG winners,” said betPawa’s Regional Marketing Manager for Southern Africa, Bwalya Musonda. 

Steve, who had never been on an actual plane ride all his life, was today aboard a luxurious private jet as he travelled to Blantyre for the cheque presentation and financial advisory counsel, courtesy of betPawa. 

This record win comes three months after Aviator maker Spribe certified one of betPawa’s customers from Ghana called Fuseini as the game's highest winner ever from Africa. Fuseini won MWK 841.3 Million. Read more about his story here.

Other BIG wins on betPawa recently were from Uganda’s Eddy, who won MWK 175.4 Million last week, and Zambia’s Sebron, who won MWK 163.2 Million in December.