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South Africa Daily Lotto

South Africa’s Daily Lotto has taken both the country and international lottery world by storm with its daily jackpots that have to be won in each and every draw. If nobody matches all the numbers to win the jackpot then the prize amount rolls down, meaning there is guaranteed to be big winners. Combine that with great odds and its no surprise people are clambering to play!

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Latest ZA Daily Lotto Result
Thursday 12th December 2024
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Next ZA daily Lotto Jackpot
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How to Play

Playing the ZA Daily Lotto is easy. Just follow the steps below to get started

Pick five numbers from 1 to 36. If you don’t have a set of numbers you want to enter then you can just use the Quick Pick wand which will randomly select the numbers for you. You can do this as many times as you want until you’re happy with the numbers

Choose how many tickets you would like to enter. As lottery concierge services are buying physical tickets for you, they may make you buy more than one in each transaction

Sign into your account or create an online account and deposit funds in there to buy your tickets. If you already have funds then you should be good to

Finally check your tickets are for Daily Lotto and the date you want, and then buy your entries. Its that easy!

Odds And Prizes

In total there are four prize tiers in each draw, starting for matching two numbers and finishing with the jackpot for matching all four. You can find all the prizes, odds of winning and percentage of the prize pool below:

South Africa Daily Lotto odds and prizes
Match Odds of Winning Average Prize
5 1 in 376,992 R253,188.31
4 1 in 2,432 R565.89
3 1 in 81 R20.06
2 1 in 8.4 R5.01

Prize values for each level will change from draw to draw as the prize for each tier is dictated by the prize pool, which is the total amount set aside from the collected entry fees to pay for the prizes. Each tier gets a percentage of this prize pool for it to pay out to all winners evenly. More players or fewer winners will increase each prize, whilst fewer players and more winners will have the opposite effect.

The jackpot also has to be won in each draw. If no player successfully matches all five numbers drawn to win that jackpot, the prize amount that would have been offered for the jackpot will be added to the prize pool for the second tier and then shared evenly among those winners. Its yet to happen, but theoretically if there were no players winning in the second tier, then the winnings would be added to the third tier and shared among those.

FAQs

What time do Daily Lotto draws take place?

Draws take place at 9:00pm in South Africa every single day, other than Christmas day.

How many numbers do I need to match to win a prize?

You have to match at least two numbers on your ticket to those drawn in order to win a prize. The more numbers you match, the bigger your prize will be.

What is the daily lotto jackpot?

There is no fixed jackpot and instead each one will be different depending on the number of people who enter and how big the prize pool is. If lots of people enter, then a higher jackpot will be offered.

Is there a daily lotto plus draw?

Unlike other ZA lottery games, there is no Daily Lotto Plus. There is just the one single draw every evening.

How long do I have to claim my winnings?

If you have played Daily Lotto online then winnings will be paid to you instantly once the results from the draw have been confirmed. If you have played in person through a retailer then you have 365 days from the day of the draw you entered.