South African Lottery

South African Lotto

The South African National Lottery offers a wide variety of draw games, some of which offer uncapped jackpots that have previously reached more than R100 million.

Lotto

Lotto ticket holders must pick six numbers from a choice of 52. In order to win the jackpot, a player must match all of the main balls drawn. A Bonus Ball is also drawn, which allows players who match it with two, three, four and five main numbers to boost their winnings.

Matched	Percentage of Prize Fund	Odds of Winning
6	73%	1:20,358,520
5 + Bonus Ball	2.3%	1:3,393,087
5	4%	1:75,402
4 + Bonus Ball	5%	1:30,161
4	8.4%	1:1,371
3 + Bonus Ball	7.3%	1:1,028
3	Fixed R50	1:72
2 + Bonus Ball	Fixed R20	1:96
Overall odds of winning a South Africa Lotto prize are 1 in 38.

Matching two main numbers plus the Bonus Ball will see a player win a guaranteed prize of R20, with the value of the awards won increasing as they match more numbers.

Lotto Plus

For a small additional fee, players can use their selections from the main game in Lotto Plus 1 and Lotto Plus 2. These are supplementary draws which work in the same way as the main Lotto game, with six main numbers and a Bonus Ball drawn from a pool of 52. You have to play Lotto to be able to play Lotto Plus 1, and you have to play both Lotto and Lotto Plus 1 to be able to play Lotto Plus 2.

The jackpots for Lotto Plus 1 and Lotto Plus 2 roll over when they are not won and increase in value for the following draw. Here are the winning tiers and the odds of winning for both games.

Matched	Percentage of Prize Fund	Odds of Winning
6	53%	1:20,358,520
5 + Bonus Ball	8.1%	1:3,393,087
5	5.4%	1:75,402
4 + Bonus Ball	6.7%	1:30,161
4	13.4%	1:1,371
3 + Bonus Ball	13.4%	1:1,028
3	Fixed R25	1:72
2 + Bonus Ball	Fixed R15	1:96
Overall odds of winning a South Africa Lotto prize are 1 in 38.

As of May 2016, Lotto Plus no longer offers a fixed top prize. Instead, the jackpot now rolls over when it is not won and increases in value, leading to bigger sums of cash to play for!

Daily Lotto

Daily Lotto is an exciting game that is played at 21:00 SAST every day. Tickets cost R3 per line, and players can enter by picking five numbers between 1 and 36. There are four different prizes to be won, including the jackpot for matching all five numbers.

Prizes are based on how many tickets are sold and how many winners there are, with a certain percentage of the prize fund going to each category. Individual prize amounts can therefore change from draw to draw.

The jackpot has to be won in every draw so if no ticket holder matches the full line, the prize money rolls down to the next winning prize tier. Daily Lotto can be played at licensed retailers in South Africa or online from various locations around the world. The table below shows the how the prize money is split and the odds of winning in each category.

Divisions	Matched	Odds	Prize %
Level 1	5	1:376,992	35.6%*
Level 2	4	1:2,432	8.2%
Level 3	3	1:81	16.4%
Level 4	2	1:8.4	39.8%
Overall Odds of Winning a Prize are 1 in 7.6

*If there are no jackpot winners, the money rolls down so the Division 2 prize receives 43.8% of the overall prize fund.

Powerball

In South Africa’s Powerball game, players pick five main numbers from 50 and one Powerball from 20 with the multimillion-Rand jackpot being won by matching the entire winning line drawn. There are nine prize categories in total with cash amounts being awarded for matching anything from just the Powerball upwards. Here are the winning combinations, the odds of winning and the percentage of the prize fund shared amongst ticket holders in those tiers.

Divisions	Matched	Odds	Prize %
Level 1	5 + Powerball	1:42,375,200	54.46%
Level 2	5	1:2,230,274	4.00%
Level 3	4 + Powerball	1:188,334	2.50%
Level 4	4	1:9,912	4.24%
Level 5	3 + Powerball	1:4,280	4.80%
Level 6	3	1:225	4.00%
Level 7	2 + Powerball	1:299	3.00%
Level 8	1 + Powerball	1:57	10.99%
Level 9	Powerball	1:35	12.01%
Overall odds of winning a South Africa Powerball prize are 1 in 18.

Powerball Plus

For an extra R2.50, players can enter their Powerball numbers into Powerball Plus, which gives them another chance of winning. Here are the winning tiers and prize amounts for Powerball Plus:

Divisions	Matched	Odds	Prize %
Level 1	5 + Powerball	1:42,375,200	54.46%
Level 2	5	1:2,230,274	4.00%
Level 3	4 + Powerball	1:188,334	2.50%
Level 4	4	1:9,912	4.24%
Level 5	3 + Powerball	1:4,280	4.80%
Level 6	3	1:225	4.00%
Level 7	2 + Powerball	1:299	3.00%
Level 8	1 + Powerball	1:57	10.99%
Level 9	Powerball	1:35	12.01%
Overall odds of winning a South Africa Powerball Plus prize are 1 in 18.

National Lottery Raffle

National Lottery Raffles take place at least once a year and offer the chance to win luxury prizes, including cars and houses, as well as other amazing cash prizes.

Players buy tickets containing pre-printed unique codes and sales close half an hour before the draw or when all of the codes are issued, whichever comes first.

Previous jackpot winners have won prizes including Mini Cooper Convertibles, new homes, and R1 million cash payments. The table below shows the prizes awarded in the latest raffle on Friday 10th January 2020. The top prize was one of 10 Mercedes Benz C200 Cabriolets and there were over 2,000 cash prizes on offer.

Prize	Number of Prizes	Winning Odds
Mercedes Benz C200 Cabriolet	10	1 in 50,000
R50,000	20	1 in 25,000
R10,000	155	1 in 3,226
R1,000	2,160	1 in 231
Overall odds of winning: 1 in 213

Pick 3

Pick 3 was played every day except Christmas Day and offered a top prize of up to R10,000. The game was discontinued on 15th March 2019.

Players could select the level of their stake and the type of bet they place, with both affecting the payout if they won.

Ticket holders chose numbers from up to three fields, each containing digits between 0 and 9. To win the jackpot, you needed to match all three in the correct order at the top bet price of R20.

Here are the type of Picks that were available:

Pick Type	Number Selections	Example	How to Win
Straight	One digit from each field	567	Match digits in the correct order
3 Way Mix	One digit from each field with one repeated	556	Match numbers in any order
6 Way Mix	One digit from each field (all must be different)	567	Match numbers in any order
Front Pair	Select one number from each of the first two fields	56x	Match chosen digits in order and correct position
Back Pair	Select one number from each of the last two fields	x67	Match chosen digits in order and correct position
Split Pair	Select one number from each of the first and last fields	5x7	Match chosen digits in order and correct position

Here are the Pick 3 prizes and odds of winning:

Pick Type	R3	R5	R10	R20	Odds of Winning
Straight	R1,500	R2,500	R5,000	R10,000	1 in 1,000
3-Way Mix	R501	R835	R1,670	R3,340	1 in 333
6-Way Mix	R252	R420	R840	R1,680	1 in 167
Front Pair	R150	R250	R500	R1,000	1 in 100
Back Pair	R150	R250	R500	R1,000	1 in 100
Split	R150	R250	R500	R1,000	1 in 100

Rapido

Rapido has not been available since 15th March 2019. It was played every five minutes between 5am and 11:45pm, with prizes of up to R750,000 available in every draw. Players had to choose eight main numbers from the Section A pool of 21 and one ball from the Section B pool of four.

You could bet a minimum of R3 and a maximum of R25 on each line, with prize values increasing accordingly. Players won by matching anything from four Section A numbers and the Section B number upwards. There were also awards for matching one number from each section or even matching nothing at all.

Here is the full list of Rapido Prizes:

Match	R3 Prize	R5 Prize	R10 Prize	R15 Prize	R20 Prize	R25 Prize
8+1	90,000	150,000	300,000	450,000	600,000	750,000
8+0	7,500	12,500	25,000	37,500	50,000	62,500
7+1	450	750	1,500	2,250	3,000	3,750
7+0	150	250	500	750	1,000	1,250
6+1	45	75	150	225	300	375
6+0	21	35	70	105	140	175
5+1	12	20	40	60	80	100
5+0	6	10	20	30	40	50
4+1	6	10	20	30	40	50
1+1	12	20	40	60	80	100
0+0	21	35	70	105	140	175