Biggest SA Lottery Wins of All Time
A reference record of the largest jackpots ever paid out by the South African National Lottery, operated by ITHUBA Holdings under licence from the National Lotteries Commission. All amounts represent the prize received by each division 1 winner.
A single ticket matched all five main balls plus the PowerBall to claim a R232,131,750.69 jackpot — the largest lottery payout in South African history. The prize was paid to one winner after 17 consecutive rollovers.
Top 20 Biggest Jackpots
From the tracked dataset, October 2023 to present. Amount is the prize received by each division 1 winner.
| # | Game | Date | Draw | Won (per winner) | Winners | After rollovers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PowerBall | 20 Jan 2026 | #1687 | R179.0M | 1 | #25 |
| 2 | PowerBall | 21 Oct 2025 | #1661 | R163.6M | 1 | — |
| 3 | PowerBall | 05 Aug 2025 | #1639 | R124.6M | 1 | — |
| 4 | PowerBall | 26 Jan 2024 | #1479 | R121.6M | 1 | — |
| 5 | PowerBall | 08 Apr 2025 | #1604 | R110.9M | 1 | — |
| 6 | PowerBall | 20 Mar 2026 | #1704 | R108.4M | 1 | #16 |
| 7 | PowerBall | 13 Sept 2024 | #1545 | R107.8M | 1 | — |
| 8 | Lotto | 30 Oct 2024 | #2486 | R103.7M | 1 | — |
| 9 | PowerBall | 24 Jan 2025 | #1583 | R102.7M | 1 | — |
| 10 | Lotto | 03 Aug 2024 | #2461 | R100.0M | 1 | — |
| 11 | PowerBall | 26 Nov 2024 | #1566 | R77.4M | 1 | — |
| 12 | PowerBall | 31 May 2024 | #1515 | R70.0M | 1 | — |
| 13 | PowerBall Plus | 23 Sept 2025 | #1653 | R69.3M | 1 | — |
| 14 | PowerBall | 23 May 2025 | #1617 | R68.1M | 1 | — |
| 15 | Lotto | 31 Dec 2025 | #2607 | R65.2M | 1 | #24 |
| 16 | PowerBall | 12 Jul 2024 | #1527 | R59.0M | 1 | — |
| 17 | PowerBall Plus | 28 Mar 2025 | #1601 | R47.8M | 1 | — |
| 18 | PowerBall | 05 Apr 2024 | #1499 | R44.8M | 3 split | — |
| 19 | PowerBall | 11 Oct 2024 | #1553 | R43.2M | 1 | — |
| 20 | Lotto | 25 Nov 2023 | #2389 | R42.9M | 1 | — |
Records by Game
Largest single-winner payout per game, October 2023 to present.
Notable Records
How SA Compares Internationally
South Africa's lottery jackpots are modest by global standards, reflecting a smaller ticket-buying population and lower ticket prices.
| Lottery | Country | All-Time Record | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Powerball | USA | $2.04 billion | 2022 | Largest lottery prize ever awarded globally |
| Mega Millions | USA | $1.58 billion | 2023 | Shared between a single anonymous winner |
| EuroMillions | Europe | €240 million | 2021 | Maximum jackpot cap applied |
| UK National Lottery | UK | £184 million | 2022 | EuroMillions UK participant |
| PowerBall | South Africa | R232 million | 2019 | All-time SA record — single winner |
| Lotto | South Africa | ~R110 million | est. | All-time Lotto record (pre-dataset) |
International records sourced from publicly reported results and are rounded. Currency values are not converted — direct comparison of nominal amounts does not account for purchasing power parity.
Related Pages
Detailed statistics cover October 2023 to present, sourced from official ITHUBA API records. Pre-2023 figures (including the all-time R232M record) are sourced from publicly reported ITHUBA announcements. Payout figures represent division 1 prizes per winner — the total prize pool distributed may differ. Always verify results at nationallottery.co.za.