Lotto Plus 1 Payouts and Odds
6 numbers are drawn from 1 to 52, plus a bonus ball taken from the numbers left in the same pool. That makes 20,358,520 possible combinations, so the odds of taking the Lotto Plus 1 jackpot with one ticket are 1 in 20,358,520.
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 6 | 1 in 20,358,520 | R3,102,299.90 R679,120 to R4,711,268 |
| 2 | Match 5 + Bonus | 1 in 3,393,087 | R257,452.65 R57,175 to R271,796 |
| 3 | Match 5 | 1 in 75,402 | R27,160.95 R8,113 to R56,149 |
| 4 | Match 4 + Bonus | 1 in 30,161 | R2,000.00 fixed |
| 5 | Match 4 | 1 in 1,371 | R100.00 fixed |
| 6 | Match 3 + Bonus | 1 in 1,028 | R100.00 fixed |
| 7 | Match 3 | 1 in 72 | R10.00 fixed |
| 8 | Match 2 + Bonus | 1 in 96 | R15.00 fixed |
Adding every division together, 2.61% of all possible tickets win something, which is roughly 1 in 38.2. 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 Lotto Plus 1 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 Lotto Plus 1 has actually paid in the draws we hold a prize breakdown for, not advertised estimates.
How much do you win for 2 numbers plus the Bonus on Lotto Plus 1?
On Lotto Plus 1, matching 2 numbers and the Bonus is Division 8 and pays a fixed R15.00. Every one of the 24 draws we hold a prize breakdown for paid exactly that, which is why it counts as a set amount rather than a share of the pool. The odds of hitting it with a single ticket are 1 in 96.
How much do you win for 3 numbers on Lotto Plus 1?
On Lotto Plus 1, matching 3 numbers is Division 7 and pays a fixed R10.00. Every one of the 24 draws we hold a prize breakdown for paid exactly that, which is why it counts as a set amount rather than a share of the pool. The odds of hitting it with a single ticket are 1 in 72.
How much do you win for 3 numbers plus the Bonus on Lotto Plus 1?
On Lotto Plus 1, matching 3 numbers and the Bonus is Division 6 and pays a fixed R100.00. Every one of the 24 draws we hold a prize breakdown for paid exactly that, which is why it counts as a set amount rather than a share of the pool. The odds of hitting it with a single ticket are 1 in 1,028.
How much do you win for 4 numbers on Lotto Plus 1?
On Lotto Plus 1, matching 4 numbers is Division 5 and pays a fixed R100.00. Every one of the 24 draws we hold a prize breakdown for paid exactly that, which is why it counts as a set amount rather than a share of the pool. The odds of hitting it with a single ticket are 1 in 1,371.
How much do you win for 4 numbers plus the Bonus on Lotto Plus 1?
On Lotto Plus 1, matching 4 numbers and the Bonus is Division 4 and pays a fixed R2,000.00. Every one of the 24 draws we hold a prize breakdown for paid exactly that, which is why it counts as a set amount rather than a share of the pool. The odds of hitting it with a single ticket are 1 in 30,161.
How much do you win for 5 numbers on Lotto Plus 1?
On Lotto Plus 1, matching 5 numbers is Division 3. Across the 24 draws we hold a prize breakdown for it has typically paid R27,161, ranging from R8,113 to R56,149. 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 75,402.
How much do you win for 5 numbers plus the Bonus on Lotto Plus 1?
On Lotto Plus 1, matching 5 numbers and the Bonus is Division 2. Across the 4 draws we hold a prize breakdown for it has typically paid R257,453, ranging from R57,175 to R271,796. 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 3,393,087.
How much do you win for 6 numbers on Lotto Plus 1?
On Lotto Plus 1, matching 6 numbers is Division 1. Across the 4 draws we hold a prize breakdown for it has typically paid R3,102,300, ranging from R679,120 to R4,711,268. 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 20,358,520.
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.