Lotto Results South Africa: PowerBall, Lotto and Daily Lotto

The latest lotto results for South Africa are in the block below: PowerBall, PowerBall XTRA, Lotto, Lotto Plus 1, Lotto 5 Max and Daily Lotto, each with the newest draw and the draws before it. Under the results is a checker for your ticket. The National Lottery is run by Sizekhaya Holdings since 1 June 2026, not Ithuba, and some game names have changed with it; this page explains what is confirmed and what to check with the operator.

If the results block is empty or a game is missing, the latest data has not come through yet or is older than three days, and we would rather show nothing than an outdated draw. In that case, check the operator's own channels or a lottery retailer terminal.

Lotto results South Africa: what this page shows

The block above is filled automatically from a public results source after each draw. Each game has its own panel: the newest draw on top with the jackpot figure the source lists for it, then a table of earlier draws with their dates. The main numbers are listed in ascending order and the extra ball, the bonus ball for Lotto or the PowerBall for PowerBall, is shown apart in gold. Daily Lotto has no extra ball in the results we collect.

Three things are worth knowing before you rely on it:

• It is a copy. The numbers come from a public results source, not from the draw itself. They are almost always right, but a claim is judged only against the operator's own result.
• It hides when stale. A panel disappears if its data is more than three days old, so you never see an old draw presented as tonight's.
• It holds recent draws only. Usually the last week or two per game. The past results page gathers yesterday's draws for the main games, and the operator is the source for anything older.

The checker under the block compares one line of your ticket with every listed draw of the game you choose and shows how many numbers match in each. It runs in your browser and stores nothing. Matches are not prizes: the operator's prize table for that draw decides what, if anything, a match pays.

The National Lottery operator in 2026

Many people still search for the Ithuba National Lottery, but Ithuba's licence ended in May 2026. Since 1 June 2026 the South African National Lottery and Sports Pools have been operated by Sizekhaya Holdings under an eight-year licence. The regulator is the National Lotteries Commission, which oversees the operator under the Lotteries Act 57 of 1997.

The award was contested. In November 2025 the High Court in Pretoria refused Ithuba's urgent application to stop it, and review applications by Ithuba and another bidder were set to be heard in 2026. We do not know their outcome. Draws have continued under Sizekhaya throughout, and reports on its first live televised draws, on 2 June 2026, said they were shown on e.tv and SABC.

The National Lottery games at a glance

These are the games most South Africans mean by "national lotto". Draw days and times are the ones published around the handover, by results aggregators and in reports on the first Sizekhaya draws. The dates in our results feed fit them, but the operator can change its schedule, so treat the table as a guide.

Saturday lotto results are among the most searched each week, and so are the Friday PowerBall results; both appear in the block above within hours of the draw. Wednesday and Saturday evenings carry the most draws, with Lotto, both Lotto add-ons and Daily Lotto on the same night.

PowerBall, Lotto or Daily Lotto: how the games differ

All three are draws of numbered balls run by the same operator, and all three pay prizes in divisions from a shared pool. What separates them is how often they are drawn, whether there is an extra ball and which add-ons come with them. Based on the results we collect and the schedules reported around the handover:

Ticket prices, how many numbers each game uses and the odds of winning are set by the operator and were not confirmed on an official page we could read, so we leave them out rather than repeat figures that may have changed. The playslip and the retailer terminal show them.

Renamed games and other reported changes

The handover brought changes that are still bedding in, and most of them have reached the public through results aggregators and sponsored news articles rather than through rules we could read on the operator's site:

• New names. PowerBall Plus is listed as PowerBall XTRA and Lotto Plus 2 as Lotto 5 Max. Our results feed uses the new names because the source does.
• Price. A higher PowerBall ticket price was reported in October 2026. We could not confirm the amount.
• New features. "Cascading jackpots" and a "Multiplay 2" option were reported in September 2026. How they work is not confirmed.
• Daily Lotto Plus. We found no current schedule or official source for it, and our results feed does not carry it.

How to check your lotto results properly

Most "I think I won" mix-ups come from checking the wrong draw or the wrong game. These five steps avoid them.

Prizes, payouts and claiming

National Lottery prizes are paid in divisions according to how many numbers a line matches. Each division shares a pool among its winning tickets, so the amount per winner changes every draw and is known only after the winning tickets are counted. When nobody wins the jackpot, it rolls over to the next draw. The operator publishes a payout table for each game after each draw; our lotto payouts page explains how to read one, with a made-up example of a shared pool.

Where a prize is paid, what you need to bring and whether there is a deadline are set by the operator. We could not find a current source for Sizekhaya's claim rules, so read the claims section of its site or call it before you travel anywhere with a winning ticket. Never pay a fee to anyone who contacts you about a prize.

On tax, tax advisers say casual players' winnings are generally treated as windfall gains rather than taxable income, while professional gamblers can be taxed. A 15% tax on wins over R25,000 was proposed in 2011 and never implemented. No SARS ruling settles every case, so speak to a tax practitioner about a large win; our gambling tax guide sets out what is and is not confirmed.

Buying a ticket, online or at a till

You buy a National Lottery ticket from the operator: at an authorised retailer terminal, usually in a supermarket or convenience store, or through the online and banking channels the operator lists. You pick your numbers or take a quick pick, decide on any add-on draws, pay and keep the ticket. The how to play guide walks through each step and what changed under Sizekhaya. Nobody under 18 may buy, sell or obtain a ticket, under the National Lottery Regulations.

National lottery or lucky numbers?

The national lottery is a ticket you buy from the licensed operator, and its prizes come from the draw's prize pool. "Lucky numbers" products at some bookmakers are something else: fixed-odds bets on the outcome of a draw, often a foreign one such as UK49s or Gosloto.

Our lucky numbers section publishes results of those foreign draws for information only, without betting advice or places to bet. It also covers French lotto results, which are not part of the South African National Lottery.

Hot numbers, predictions and your chances

Every draw is random. Statistics about which numbers came up often in recent draws can be interesting, and our lotto number statistics page counts them, but no count makes a number more likely in the next draw. A ball that came out on Tuesday has the same chance on Friday as every other ball. Quick picks and chosen numbers have the same chance too.

We do not publish the odds of winning, because they depend on each game's format, which the operator sets and which we could not confirm on an official page after the handover. The game rules on the operator's site state them. Paid prediction services, "winning systems" and apps that promise better odds sell the same public results back to you.

Lotteries from other countries

People searching for UK National Lottery results or Australian lotto results should note that those are separate lotteries in other countries with their own operators. This section covers the South African National Lottery only. Results of a few foreign draws that South Africans follow, such as UK49s and the French lotto, sit in the lucky numbers section for information.

Finding the right lotto page

Each game and question has its own page. This chart sends you to the right one.

Playing within your limits

Nobody under 18 may buy or claim a National Lottery ticket. The lottery is a game of chance with no skill involved, so the only part you control is the spend: set a weekly amount that includes any add-ons, keep it the same when a jackpot rolls over, and do not buy more after a near miss. If buying tickets or betting on numbers has become a habit you struggle to control, the National Responsible Gambling Programme offers confidential counselling on 0800 006 008, 24 hours a day. Read our responsible gambling page for more support options.

All lotto pages

• Daily Lotto Results: Tonight, Yesterday and Recent DrawsTonight's Daily Lotto results and the draws before them, with a checker for your numbers and plain notes on draw times, payouts and Daily Lotto Plus.
• How to Play Lotto and PowerBall in South Africa, Online or at a RetailerBuying a National Lottery ticket at a retailer or through the operator's own channels, choosing numbers and add-ons, checking a ticket and what to do if it wins.
• Lotto and PowerBall Payouts: How Prize Divisions Are PaidWhy every Lotto and PowerBall division pays a different amount each draw, where the official payout tables appear and what to check before you claim.
• Lotto Plus Results: Lotto Plus 1 and Lotto Plus 2 (Lotto 5 Max)The latest Lotto Plus 1 and Lotto Plus 2 results, the second now listed as Lotto 5 Max, with a ticket checker and plain notes on what changed under Sizekhaya.
• Lotto Predictions for Today: Hot and Cold Number StatisticsNumber counts from recent PowerBall and Lotto draws, with an honest look at hot, cold and overdue numbers: useful as history, useless as a forecast.
• Lotto Result Yesterday and Past Draws: Lotto, PowerBall, Daily LottoYesterday's lotto numbers and the draws before them for Lotto, PowerBall and Daily Lotto, with a checker and a guide to finding older results.
• PowerBall Results Today: Latest Draws and PowerBall Plus (XTRA)The latest PowerBall results and the add-on draw formerly called PowerBall Plus, with a ticket checker and what is and is not confirmed under Sizekhaya.