Lotto Plus 1

Lotto Plus 1 launched in November 2003 as an add-on to the main Lotto draw and works the same way today under Sizekhaya Holdings, which has run the National Lottery since 1 June 2026. For an extra R2.50 per board your numbers are entered into a second draw with its own jackpot and its own prize divisions.

You do not pick separate numbers. The six numbers you choose from 1 to 52 for your Lotto board are automatically used for Lotto Plus 1, so a full entry into both draws costs R7.50. You can only play Lotto Plus 1 if you are playing Lotto.

The Lotto Plus 1 draw follows immediately after the main Lotto draw on Wednesday and Saturday evenings. Seven balls are drawn: six main numbers and a Bonus Ball. Match three or more and you win a prize, and matching all six main numbers takes the jackpot. The odds of hitting the jackpot are the same as in Lotto, 1 in 20,358,520.

If nobody matches all six, the Lotto Plus 1 jackpot rolls over to the next draw and keeps building until it is won.

Lotto Plus 1 Results

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Historical results

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How to play

Start by playing Lotto. Pick 6 numbers from 1 to 52 on your board, or take a Quick Pick, then mark the Lotto Plus 1 option on your coupon or select it online. The R5.00 Lotto board plus the R2.50 Lotto Plus 1 add-on comes to R7.50 per board, VAT included.

Tickets are sold at authorised retailers, on the National Lottery website and app, through participating bank apps and ATMs, and via USSD. Multi-Draw carries your numbers through 2 to 10 consecutive draws, and Multi-Play lets you add a seventh and eighth number so the system plays every possible six-number combination as a separate entry. A single player may spend up to R5,000 per game, and you must be 18 or older to play.

Draws are held on Wednesday and Saturday evenings at 21:00. Lotto is drawn first, then Lotto Plus 1, then Lotto 5 Max.

Lotto Plus 1 divisions

Division Combination Division Odds Prize per Winning Ticket
1 Match 6 mains 1:20,358,520 Jackpot – 45% of the pari-mutuel pool
2 Match 5 mains + Bonus 1:3,393,087 20% of the pari-mutuel pool
3 Match 5 mains 1:75,402 35% of the pari-mutuel pool
4 Match 4 mains + Bonus 1:30,161 R2,000 fixed prize
5 Match 4 mains 1:1,371 R100 fixed prize
6 Match 3 mains + Bonus 1:1,028 R100 fixed prize
7 Match 2 mains + Bonus 1:96 R15 fixed prize
8 Match 3 mains 1:72 R10 fixed prize

Half of the net ticket sales for each draw goes into the prize pool. The fixed prizes in divisions 4 to 8 are paid out first, and the remainder is split between divisions 1, 2 and 3 in the percentages above. Each selection wins in one division only, the highest one it qualifies for.

Lotto Plus 1 FAQ

Some of the frequently asked questions to know about Lotto Plus 1 are given below:
Every Wednesday and Saturday evening at 21:00, straight after the main Lotto draw. The Lotto 5 Max draw follows it.
No. You have to buy a Lotto entry first, then add Lotto Plus 1 to it.
R2.50 per board on top of the R5.00 Lotto board, so R7.50 in total for both draws, VAT included.
No. The same six numbers you play in Lotto are automatically entered into the Lotto Plus 1 draw.
The same as in Lotto: 1 in 20,358,520 for a single board, since both games use six numbers from a pool of 52.
Divisions 4 to 8 pay fixed amounts and are settled first. What is left of the pool goes to the top three divisions: 45% to the jackpot, 20% to division 2 and 35% to division 3, shared among the winners in each.
The division 1 pool rolls over to the next Lotto Plus 1 draw and keeps growing until someone matches all six main numbers. If division 2 has no winners, that money rolls down to division 3, and if division 3 is also empty it moves to division 1 of the next draw.
Prizes up to R2,000 at any authorised retailer, subject to the cash they have available. Amounts from R2,001 to R49,999.99 at an authorised prize payment centre. Anything from R50,000 upwards at a Sizekhaya office, with a prize claim form and proof of identity. Tickets bought online or through a bank app are normally paid into your wallet or bank account.
365 days from the draw date, up to 23:00 on the last day. Prizes not claimed by then are forfeited.
Yes. The two draws are separate, so your numbers can win a prize in each one. Within a single draw, though, a selection only wins in the highest division it qualifies for.
In November 2003, under Uthingo, the first operator of the South African National Lottery. It was added as a low-cost way for players to improve their chances of winning something.
Sizekhaya Holdings, which took over the fourth National Lottery licence on 1 June 2026 for an eight-year term. The National Lotteries Commission regulates the games and channels the good-causes money through the National Lottery Distribution Trust Fund.

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