Jackpot Tracker
Win rates, rollover history, and biggest payouts across all SA lottery games.
Win Rate Comparison
| Game | Draws | Jackpots Won | Win Rate | Avg Gap | Max Rollover | Current Rollover |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lotto | 255 | 24 | 9.4% | 8.4 draws | 25 | #52 |
| Lotto Plus 1 | 255 | 22 | 8.6% | 9.2 draws | 26 | #59 |
| Lotto Plus 2 | 255 | 18 | 7.1% | 10.5 draws | 31 | #56 |
| PowerBall | 255 | 18 | 7.1% | 12.0 draws | 21 | #47 |
| PowerBall Plus | 255 | 25 | 9.8% | 8.2 draws | 27 | #47 |
| Daily Lotto | 892 | 661 | 74.1% | 1.1 draws | 0 | #165 |
| Daily Lotto Plus | 197 | 24 | 12.2% | 1.3 draws | 0 | #165 |
Biggest Jackpots Won
Lotto
#1R103.7M
30 Oct 2024
#2R100.0M
03 Aug 2024
#3R42.9M
25 Nov 2023
#4R41.5M
27 Aug 2025
#5R40.0M
09 Mar 2024
Lotto Plus 1
#1R40.0M
28 Dec 2024
#2R30.2M
26 Jul 2025
#3R21.4M
28 Oct 2023
#4R15.7M
03 Jul 2024
#5R13.5M
24 Aug 2024
Lotto Plus 2
#1R38.1M
31 Aug 2024
#2R30.0M
30 Dec 2023
#3R19.4M
09 Jul 2025
#4R16.8M
11 May 2024
#5R15.9M
23 Oct 2024
PowerBall
#1R163.6M
21 Oct 2025
#2R124.6M
05 Aug 2025
#3R121.6M
26 Jan 2024
#4R110.9M
08 Apr 2025
#5R107.8M
13 Sept 2024
PowerBall Plus
#1R69.3M
23 Sept 2025
#2R47.8M
28 Mar 2025
#3R42.5M÷2
08 Nov 2024
#4R33.5M
21 Jan 2025
#5R31.0M
21 Oct 2025
Daily Lotto
#1R1.0M
13 Mar 2024
#2R1.0M
14 Mar 2025
#3R750K
27 Oct 2023
#4R750K
03 Nov 2023
#5R750K
29 Dec 2023
Daily Lotto Plus
#1R182K
07 Oct 2025
#2R164K
01 Oct 2025
#3R150K
24 Sept 2025
#4R150K
27 Sept 2025
#5R150K
06 Oct 2025
Lotto Sweet Spot
The Lotto jackpot is won every ~8.4 draws on average. Rollovers of 10–20 represent peak EV before ticket sales spike and split risk rises.
PowerBall Patience
PowerBall averages ~12.0 draws between jackpot wins. Extended droughts of 20+ draws have produced jackpots exceeding R150M — creating the best EV windows.
Daily Lotto Guarantee
Daily Lotto pays out 74% of draws. If no one matches all 5 balls, the prize rolls down to Division 2 — meaning the jackpot pool is always distributed.
Jackpot data sourced from official ITHUBA CSV exports (Oct 2023 – Oct 2025) and manual updates thereafter. Payout figures represent total division 1 prize pools — individual winner payouts vary based on number of winners. Always verify at nationallottery.co.za.