Daily Lotto Payouts and Odds
5 numbers are drawn from 1 to 36. There is no bonus ball in this game. That makes 376,992 possible combinations, so the odds of taking the Daily Lotto jackpot with one ticket are 1 in 376,992.
Odds by division
Worked out from the board itself, so these are exact rather than rounded estimates.
| Division | You need | Odds per ticket | Typical payout |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Match 5 | 1 in 376,992 | R181,595.60 R61,307 to R441,800 |
| 2 | Match 4 | 1 in 2,432 | R358.60 R259 to R1,843 |
| 3 | Match 3 | 1 in 81 | R17.90 R15.70 to R19.50 |
| 4 | Match 2 | 1 in 8 | R4.90 R4.50 to R5.10 |
Adding every division together, 13.20% of all possible tickets win something, which is roughly 1 in 7.6. Payout figures are what each division has actually paid across the draws in our database, not advertised estimates: the median is shown, with the range where it varies. Divisions marked fixed have paid the same amount every time we have recorded them.
How much does each Daily Lotto match pay?
The same figures as the table above, division by division, starting with the one you are most likely to win. Payouts are what Daily Lotto has actually paid in the draws we hold a prize breakdown for, not advertised estimates.
How much do you win for 2 numbers on Daily Lotto?
On Daily Lotto, matching 2 numbers is Division 4. Across the 85 draws we hold a prize breakdown for it has typically paid R4.90, ranging from R4.50 to R5.10. It is a share of the prize pool rather than a set amount, so it moves with ticket sales and with how many people win it. The odds of hitting it with a single ticket are 1 in 8.
How much do you win for 3 numbers on Daily Lotto?
On Daily Lotto, matching 3 numbers is Division 3. Across the 85 draws we hold a prize breakdown for it has typically paid R17.90, ranging from R15.70 to R19.50. It is a share of the prize pool rather than a set amount, so it moves with ticket sales and with how many people win it. The odds of hitting it with a single ticket are 1 in 81.
How much do you win for 4 numbers on Daily Lotto?
On Daily Lotto, matching 4 numbers is Division 2. Across the 85 draws we hold a prize breakdown for it has typically paid R358.60, ranging from R259 to R1,843. It is a share of the prize pool rather than a set amount, so it moves with ticket sales and with how many people win it. The odds of hitting it with a single ticket are 1 in 2,432.
How much do you win for 5 numbers on Daily Lotto?
On Daily Lotto, matching 5 numbers is Division 1. Across the 72 draws we hold a prize breakdown for it has typically paid R181,596, ranging from R61,307 to R441,800. It is a share of the prize pool rather than a set amount, so it moves with ticket sales and with how many people win it. The odds of hitting it with a single ticket are 1 in 376,992.
Why the jackpot figure moves
The top divisions are paid from a prize pool funded by ticket sales, so they are not fixed amounts. More tickets sold means a bigger pool, and if two people match everything they share it. That is why an advertised jackpot is always an estimate and why the amount actually paid can differ from the number on the billboard.
When nobody wins the top division the money rolls over into the next draw, which is how jackpots climb week after week. The lower divisions behave differently: several of them pay a set amount regardless of how many people win, which is why they show as fixed above.