Every Wednesday and Saturday, you have the chance to win a life-changing amount of money. The Powerball lottery is played by choosing five numbers between 1 and 50 and one Powerball number between 1 and 20. Tickets cost R5 per line, and you choose five numbers between 1 and 50 plus one Powerball number between 1 and 20. The winning Powerball numbers will be drawn at random from a drum containing balls numbered 1 to 20. There are also three other ways to win prizes in every Powerball draw:
How to Play Powerball
- Buy a ticket from a retailer.
- They hold the draw every Thursday night and is open to everyone, regardless of where you live or where you bought your ticket.
- You can play online or by phone, choosing the numbers that are drawn for you automatically, or picking them yourself up to five times (you can also choose the same numbers each time). The main Powerball draw is always played on a Thursday night.
The draw takes place at 8 pm on SABC1 and is conducted by an independent auditor, who oversees the entire process.
How much do Powerball tickets cost?
You can win a prize by matching three, four or five numbers from the first set of numbers. If you match all five numbers in the correct order, you will win the jackpot prize.
If you match four, three or two of the winning numbers but not in the correct sequence, you will win a lesser prize.
Tickets cost R5 per line and players choose five main numbers between 1 and 50 and one Powerball number between 1 and 20. They hold the Powerball draw every Wednesday at 7:30 pm (South African time).
We will draw the winning Powerball numbers at random from a drum containing balls numbered 1 to 20. The winning numbers are drawn at random and not determined by the order in which they are drawn. For example, if you have a combination of 1,2 and 3 in your ticket, it doesn’t matter which ball number you draw first: the result will be 3 – no matter what!
There are also three other ways to win prizes in every Powerball draw.
Besides the main prize, Powerball offers three other ways to win prizes in every draw.
- Matching two numbers plus the Powerball number for the third-tier prize ($3,000)
- Matching two numbers plus the Powerball number for the fourth-tier prize ($1,000)
- Matching three numbers plus the Powerball number for the fifth-tier prize ($100).
To play the same numbers for over one drawing, just tell your retailer how many advanced draws you wish to play or select the number of draws in the Multi-Draw box on your Selection Slip.
You can win a prize by matching just two numbers plus the Powerball number for the third-tier prize.
You can also win a prize by matching three numbers plus the Powerball number for the fourth-tier prize.
