Lotto Results South Africa: PowerBall, Lotto and Daily Lotto

This page shows the latest South African lotto results for PowerBall, Lotto, the Lotto Plus draws and Daily Lotto, updated automatically after each draw. The block below lists the most recent draw for every game and the ten draws before it. Always confirm a winning ticket with the official National Lottery operator before you celebrate.

If the results block is empty, the latest data has not come through yet or is older than three days, and we would rather show nothing than an outdated draw. In that case, check the official operator's site or a retailer terminal.

Who runs the National Lottery now: Sizekhaya, not Ithuba

Many people still search for the Ithuba National Lottery, but Ithuba's licence ended in May 2026. Since 1 June 2026 the South African National Lottery and Sports Pools have been operated by Sizekhaya Holdings under an eight-year licence. The licence award is being challenged in court, and the outcome of those review applications is not yet known.

The regulator remains the National Lotteries Commission, which oversees the operator under the Lotteries Act 57 of 1997. Sizekhaya's own site, sizekhaya.co.za, describes itself as the home of the National Lottery. The old nationallottery.co.za domain did not load when this page was last checked, so treat the operator's current site and official retailer terminals as the reference for results and prize claims.

The national lottery games and their draw days

The games below are the ones most South Africans mean by "national lotto". Draw days and times are those reported around the handover to Sizekhaya; the operator can change them, so check its schedule before relying on them.

Under Sizekhaya some games are reported to have new names, such as PowerBall XTRA for the former PowerBall Plus and Lotto 5 Max for the former Lotto Plus 2, and Daily Lotto Plus has had no draws since May 2026. Price changes and new formats have also been reported. Until the operator's own pages confirm the details, we keep the familiar names next to the new ones.

Latest results by game

Each game has its own results page with the recent draw history and an explanation of how the game works:

• PowerBall and PowerBall Plus results, the twice-weekly draw with its separate PowerBall number.
• Lotto, Lotto Plus 1 and Lotto Plus 2 results for Wednesday and Saturday, including the Saturday lotto results many readers look for.
• Daily Lotto results, drawn every evening.

Looking further back? The past results archive lets you find a draw by date, and the payouts page explains how the prize divisions work.

How to check your lotto results properly

1. Match the draw. Check that the draw date and game on your ticket match the results you are reading. A Wednesday Lotto ticket is not a Saturday ticket, and Lotto Plus is only included if you selected it.
2. Count your matches per board. Each board on the ticket is a separate entry. Compare every board line by line.
3. Check the extra numbers. Lotto has a bonus ball and PowerBall a separate PowerBall number. The operator's prize table shows which divisions depend on them.
4. Confirm officially. Have the ticket scanned at a retailer terminal or check it with the operator. Results shown on third-party sites, including this one, are for information only.
5. Keep the ticket safe. Store it somewhere flat and dry. The current rules for where and how to claim larger prizes should be checked with the operator, because they may have changed with the new licence.

National lottery or lucky numbers?

The national lottery is a ticket you buy from the licensed operator. "Lucky numbers" products at some bookmakers are fixed-odds bets on the outcome of a draw, often a foreign one such as UK49s or Gosloto. They are a different product, and betting on the outcome of a lottery is restricted by section 57 of the Lotteries Act. Our lucky numbers section publishes those results for information only. It also covers French lottery results, often searched as French lotto results for today, which are not part of the South African National Lottery.

Readers searching for UK National Lottery results or South Australian lotto results should note that those are separate lotteries in other countries. This page covers the South African National Lottery only.

Predictions, hot numbers and the odds

Every draw is random. Statistics about which numbers came up often in the past can be interesting, and our lotto number statistics page shows them, but no prediction makes a number more likely in the next draw. Buy tickets only with money you would otherwise spend on entertainment.

Play responsibly

Nobody under 18 may buy or claim a National Lottery ticket. If buying tickets or betting on numbers is becoming a habit you struggle to control, the National Responsible Gambling Programme offers free counselling on 0800 006 008. Read our responsible gambling page for more support options.

All lotto pages

• Daily Lotto results: today, yesterday and recent drawsThe latest Daily Lotto results and recent draws, updated automatically, with notes on payouts, past results and number statistics.
• How to Play Lotto and PowerBall, Online or at a RetailerBuying a National Lottery ticket, playing lotto online through the official operator, checking a PowerBall or Daily Lotto ticket and claiming prizes.
• Lotto and PowerBall payouts: how prizes are paidWhat a payout table shows, why every division pays a different amount each draw and where the official Lotto and PowerBall payouts appear.
• Lotto Plus Results: Lotto Plus 1 and Lotto Plus 2 (Lotto 5 Max)The latest Lotto Plus 1 and Lotto Plus 2 results with recent draw history, plus how the add-on games relate to the main Lotto draw.
• Lotto Predictions and Number Statistics: What the Data Can and Cannot Tell YouHot and cold numbers for PowerBall, Lotto and Daily Lotto explained honestly: useful as history, useless as a forecast.
• Lotto result yesterday and past draws: Lotto, PowerBall and Daily LottoYesterday's lotto numbers and the ten draws before them for Lotto, PowerBall and Daily Lotto, in one place.
• Powerball results today: PowerBall and PowerBall Plus drawsThe latest PowerBall and PowerBall Plus results with the previous draws, plus draw days and how to check your ticket.