About South Africa Powerball

The Powerball SA lottery copies its big brother, the Powerball USA lottery. Even though its prizes are incomparably lower than those of the American counterpart, it has many advantages, including increased chances of winning due to a perfected game matrix. Players first select a combination of 5 main numbers from 1 to 50, and then 1 additional Powerball number from 1 to 20.

Powerball SA draws are held twice a week — on Tuesdays and Fridays at 8:58 pm local time in Johannesburg, the capital of South Africa. The guaranteed Jackpot is several million South African rand, but if no one wins it in the current draw, it can increase significantly in subsequent ones. There is no cap for such increases; the main prize can reach any amount, even a gigantic one.

2019 was rich in big wins. On February 19, a lucky fan of lotteries won a big prize — R 232.000.000. This amount has become not only the largest Jackpot ever played in the history of Powerball SA but also the largest win in Africa. A little later, on November 26, another lucky player from Limpopo province won an equally impressive jackpot of R 114.242.816,50.

The official Powerball SA lottery website can be viewed at this link.

Who can place a bet on South Africa Powerball?

Any player who has reached the age of 18 will be able to place a bet on the results of a Powerball SA draw.

How to win by betting on South Africa Powerball?

Powerball SA has a whopping 9 prize categories based on the number of matched numbers: 0+1PB, 1+1PB, 2+1PB, 3+0PB, 3+1PB, 4+0PB, 4+1PB, 5+0PB, 5+1PB (number of main numbers + Powerball number). The amounts of the last two prize tiers are fixed. They are R 10 and R 15, respectively. And the prizes of the remaining categories are shares of the total prize fund.

Taxation and receipt of winnings

Powerball SA winnings are tax-free in South Africa.

Lotto Agent does not charge any commission on your winnings.

You can receive your winnings in the form of a one-time payment.