Powerball

PowerBall has been running in South Africa since 2009 and is the game with the country's biggest jackpots. It is part of the National Lottery, which has been operated by Sizekhaya Holdings since 1 June 2026 under the fourth National Lottery licence, with the National Lotteries Commission acting as regulator.

PowerBall is a double-barrel game. You pick 5 numbers from 1 to 50 on the first grid and 1 PowerBall number from a separate grid of 1 to 16. Both grids together make up a single board. You can mark your own numbers, ask a retailer to enter them, or take a Quick Pick.

Each draw uses two barrels: five balls come out of the 50-ball barrel and one ball out of the 16-ball barrel. Prizes run across nine divisions, and matching just the PowerBall on its own is already enough to win. The jackpot goes to anyone matching all five main numbers plus the PowerBall, and if nobody does, it rolls over to the next draw.

PowerBall XTRA is an optional add-on that costs an extra R5.00 and enters your numbers into a second draw with its own jackpot. You must be 18 or older to play, and tickets are sold at authorised retailers, on the National Lottery website and app, through participating bank apps and ATMs, and via USSD.

Powerball Results

The latest PowerBall winning numbers are published here shortly after each draw on Tuesday and Friday evenings. You can view the number of winners and the prize amounts.

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How to play

Choose 5 different numbers from 1 to 50, then one PowerBall number from 1 to 16. One PowerBall board costs R10.00 including VAT. Adding PowerBall XTRA costs another R5.00, bringing an entry into both draws to R15.00 per board.

Quick Pick covers up to 20 boards in one go, and Multi-Draw keeps the same numbers running for 2 to 10 consecutive draws. Multi-Play lets you add a sixth and even a seventh main number; the system then plays every possible five-number combination alongside your PowerBall number, and each combination counts as its own entry. A single player may spend a maximum of R5,000 per game.

Draws take place on Tuesday and Friday evenings at 21:00, with PowerBall drawn first and PowerBall XTRA straight after. Buy your ticket before sales close for that evening's draw.

Powerball divisions

Division Match combination Odds Prize per Winning Ticket
1 5 balls + PowerBall 1 : 33,900,160 Jackpot – 91% of the pari-mutuel pool
2 5 balls 1 : 2,260,011 6% of the pari-mutuel pool
3 4 balls + PowerBall 1 : 150,667 3% of the pari-mutuel pool
4 4 balls 1 : 10,044 R2,000 fixed prize
5 3 balls + PowerBall 1 : 3,424 R500 fixed prize
6 3 balls 1 : 228 R100 fixed prize
7 2 balls + PowerBall 1 : 239 R100 fixed prize
8 1 ball + PowerBall 1 : 46 R20 fixed prize
9 PowerBall only 1 : 28 R10 fixed prize
Overall odds of winning a prize is 1:18

Just over half of the net ticket sales for each draw, 53.7%, goes into the prize pool. The fixed prizes in divisions 4 to 9 are paid out first, and what remains is shared between divisions 1, 2 and 3 in the percentages above. Each selection wins in one division only, the highest one it qualifies for, although with Multi-Play every generated combination counts separately.

Powerball FAQ

Here are some frequently asked questions to help you know more about PowerBall:
Every Tuesday and Friday evening at 21:00. PowerBall is drawn first, then PowerBall XTRA.
One PowerBall board is R10.00 including VAT. PowerBall XTRA adds R5.00, so both draws come to R15.00 per board.
You choose 5 different numbers from 1 to 50 on the first grid and one PowerBall number from 1 to 16 on the second grid. Both grids together form a single board. You can mark a coupon yourself, read the numbers out to a retailer, enter them online, or take a Quick Pick and let the system choose.
1 in 33,900,160 for a single board. The next divisions are 1 in 2,260,011 for five main numbers without the PowerBall, 1 in 150,667 for four plus the PowerBall and 1 in 10,044 for four main numbers. Matching only the PowerBall pays out at odds of 1 in 28, and the overall chance of winning something is about 1 in 18.
Yes. Matching only the PowerBall is division 9 and pays a fixed R10 in PowerBall, or R5 in PowerBall XTRA.
53.7% of net ticket sales for the draw goes into the prize pool. Divisions 4 to 9 pay fixed amounts and are settled first, then the remainder is divided between the top three divisions: 91% to the jackpot, 6% to division 2 and 3% to division 3.
The division 1 pool rolls over to the next PowerBall draw and keeps growing until someone matches all five main numbers plus the PowerBall. 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.
An add-on that puts the same numbers into a second draw for an extra R5.00 per board. You have to play PowerBall to add it. It has its own jackpot and its own nine divisions, with lower fixed prizes than the main game. In the last draw of each calendar month an unwon XTRA jackpot cascades down to divisions 2 and 3 instead of rolling over.
Multi-Play lets you add up to two extra main numbers to your five. The system generates every possible five-number combination from the six or seven you picked, each played with your PowerBall number as a separate entry. You pay more for the extra combinations, and prizes across them are added together.
Prizes up to R2,000 can be paid out by any authorised retailer, subject to the cash they have on hand. Amounts from R2,001 to R49,999.99 are claimed at an authorised prize payment centre. Anything from R50,000 upwards has to be claimed 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.
A ticket bought at a retail terminal can be cancelled at that same terminal within ten minutes of purchase, as long as the outlet is still open and sales for the draw have not closed. You get a full refund. Online and other channels have their own rules, and some do not allow cancellation at all.
PowerBall uses a double-barrel draw with approved equipment or a certified random number generator. The first barrel holds 50 balls and the second holds 16. Draws take place under controlled conditions with independent auditors and regulatory representatives present, and only the numbers certified afterwards are official and binding.
Sizekhaya Holdings has operated the National Lottery since 1 June 2026 under an eight-year licence, taking over from Ithuba. The National Lotteries Commission regulates the games and distributes the good-causes money through the National Lottery Distribution Trust Fund.

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