Lotto and PowerBall payouts: how prizes are paid

Lotto payouts are the prize amounts paid in each division of a National Lottery draw, from the jackpot down to the smallest win. They are not fixed: each division shares a pool of money among the tickets that matched, so the amount changes every draw. Official payouts for Lotto, PowerBall and Daily Lotto are published by the National Lottery operator, Sizekhaya Holdings, which took over from Ithuba on 1 June 2026.

This page explains how to read a payout table. It does not repeat amounts, because only the operator's published figures count when you claim. Winning numbers themselves are on the Lotto results hub.

How lotto payouts are worked out

Every game sets aside part of ticket sales as a prize pool and splits it into divisions. Division 1 is the jackpot for matching every main number (and the bonus ball where the game uses one); lower divisions pay for fewer matches. Within each division the pool is shared equally among the winning tickets. That has three consequences:

• The same match can pay different amounts. If many players share a common combination, each one gets less.
• Rollovers grow the top prize. When nobody wins Division 1, its pool carries into the next draw.
• Payouts appear after the draw. The winning numbers come first; the payout table follows once winning tickets are counted.

PowerBall payouts and PowerBall Plus

PowerBall payouts follow the same division logic, with an extra ball drawn from a separate set. PowerBall Plus is an add-on to a PowerBall ticket with its own draw and its own payout table, so a ticket can win in one and not the other. Under Sizekhaya, aggregators list PowerBall Plus under the new name PowerBall XTRA, and Lotto Plus 2 as Lotto 5 Max. Confirm the current names and prices on the operator's site before relying on them.

Results for both games, without payout figures, are on the PowerBall results page. Published schedules put PowerBall draws on Tuesday and Friday evenings, but check the operator's own draw calendar, since schedules can change under the new operator.

Lotto results and payouts for Lotto Plus and Daily Lotto

Lotto, Lotto Plus 1 and Lotto Plus 2 each publish a separate payout table after the Wednesday and Saturday draws. Daily Lotto draws every day and publishes its own, shorter payout table each evening. Daily Lotto Plus has had no draws since May 2026. See Lotto Plus results and Daily Lotto results for the numbers.

Where to find today's official payouts

For payouts today or for yesterday's draw, go to the source:

1. The National Lottery operator's website, sizekhaya.co.za, which describes itself as the home of the National Lottery.
2. The operator's official social channels and the televised draw broadcasts.
3. An authorised lottery retailer, which can check a ticket directly.

News sites republish payouts quickly, but they copy from the operator and can contain typing errors. If a figure matters, check it against the official table. The older nationallottery.co.za address did not resolve on 1 November 2026, so be wary of sites using a similar name.

Claiming a prize

Where a prize is paid out, at a retailer, through a bank or at an operator office, depends on its size. Those thresholds are set by Sizekhaya, so check the claims section of the operator's site before you travel anywhere with a winning ticket, and keep the ticket safe until it is paid.

On tax: casual lottery winnings are generally treated as windfall gains rather than taxable income, but there is no SARS ruling to point to, so speak to a tax practitioner about a large win. The betting tax guide covers this in more detail.

You must be 18 or older to buy a National Lottery ticket. If playing has become a strain, see the responsible gambling page.