Powerball is a lottery game where you choose five numbers from 1 to 59 and one additional number from 1 to 39, which means there are therefore 290 combinations. They share the jackpot among all players who match five main numbers (but not the Powerball). The odds of winning a prize depend on the size of the jackpot, but anyone who matches two or more main numbers wins something!
How much do you pay for Powerball tickets?
You can buy a PowerBall ticket from South Africa’s 2nd largest retailer, Pick n Pay. The cost of a PowerBall ticket is R2.00 and R6.00 for three numbers.
If you are fortunate enough to win the jackpot, then you will receive an instant lump sum payment that includes all taxes paid in South Africa.
How do I claim my Powerball winnings in South Africa?
If you are a South African citizen and have won any lottery or gaming prize, you can contact the SA Gaming Board to make your claim. The board will then transfer the money into your bank account within seven working days of receiving your claim.
How much is an R50 lottery ticket?
There is no fixed price for a Powerball ticket. The price of your ticket depends on the jackpot prize and how many numbers you match. The more numbers you match, the higher the prize and the higher the price of your ticket will be.
So how much can I win?
Powerball is drawn once a week on Wednesday at 21:00 and Saturday at 21:30 (all times are in South African Standard Time). If your number matches all five main balls plus either or two lucky star numbers, then you will win R1 000 000! This type of winning combination would cost about R83 for five tickets if bought at 1R per ticket or R5 000 for twenty tickets bought at 1R each—which sounds like quite a lot but remember this is only if nobody else has matched any of these numbers with their own set before yours came up.
If all six main balls are matched by someone else first, then they get nothing—their prize goes straight to our next winner who has matched 5 out of 6 balls plus both lucky stars – meaning that person wins half as much as they would have done had nobody else got there first (still over R800 000). So sometimes it pays not getting there first!
The amount you win on Power Ball depends, primarily, on how many numbers you match.
- Matching 1 number = R10
- Matching 2 numbers = R20
- Matching 3 numbers = R30
- Matching 4 numbers = R40
- Matching 5 numbers = R50
