Paul Karanja and Ahmed Abdi receiving their cheques. [Photo: BetPawa]
Paul Karanja and Ahmed Abdi are the new millionaires in town courtesy of BetPawa, Kenya's leading mobile sports betting site.
Paul Karanja and Ahmed Abdi were lucky of a whopping 3.9 million shillings and 2.3 million shillings respectively with just one shilling!During a colourful awards ceremony at the betPawa Kenya offices in Nairobi on Thursday, Paul and Ahmed expressed their delight with the wins, terming them mind blowing.A 32-Year old, Paul, a nurse by profession, placed a bet on October 27, picking 26 teams and staking one shilling where he stood a chance to win Sh1,522,539.57.He then proceeded to place bets on another 20 matches with just one shilling again, standing a chance to win Sh2,385,519.94.In total, he has just matched away from a win of 3.9 million shillings from his two bets.Speaking during the award ceremony, Paul said that he would thereafter place another two bets slips of a shilling each.Ahmed Abdi, a 28-year taxi driver, with a wife and one child, also placed a multi-bet staking 4 bob and won Sh342,674 after placing 20 football games.In the second bet, he staked one shilling picking 26-weekend football games and bagged Sh1,986,492.From his two bets, Abdi had a chance to win Sh2.3 million."I normally love betting and I bet with small amounts. The highest I had won previously was Sh1000," disclosed Abdi.