How much is Saturday Lotto and Lotto Plus worth?
· The South African
How much is Saturday Lotto and Lotto Plus worth on 25 July 2026? Well, it breaks down like so: After a big payout this week, straight Lotto is worth R2 million, Lotto Plus 1 sits at R3.5 million and for Lotto Plus Max 5 tag on another R1 million. All tallied up that put’s the total worth of the Saturday game at R6.5 million.
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Crucial to your success in Saturday Lotto and Lotto Plus is knowing how recently one of the three lottos has paid out. A bit like the old days playing slot machines in the casino, the longer it goes, the bigger the payout becomes. Looking at the above figures, we can see that almost all have paid relatively recently. This has been one of the criticisms of the new game mechanics – that payouts, while more frequent, rarely climb to remarkable numbers anymore.
SATURDAY LOTTO AND LOTTO PLUS
As such, Saturday Lotto and Lotto Plus has always been the National Lottery’s kind of bread-and-butter game. Cheaper than PowerBall and PowerBall XTRA, easier to win, but less dramatic when it comes to jackpots. Nevertheless, Sizekhaya’s 1 June 2026 takeover reshaped it even further. The core mechanics require players to choose six numbers from a pool of 1 to 52, which is reduced from 1 to 58 previously.
As ever, numbers can be chosen manually or auto generated through the popular Quick Pick. Pricing sits lower than PowerBall’s controversial increase. A standard Lotto board costs R5, with Lotto Plus 1 adding R2.50 and Lotto 5 Max adding a further R2.50 on top. Therefore, playing all three together costs R10 per board.
What players are still wrapping their head around is the new MultiPlay (MP1) option. It lets players add a seventh number to their existing six in each of the three games. And it gets proportionally more expensive as you go. The total combination if you add MP1 across all boards is R70 – that’s R35 + R17.50 + R17.50. However, your odds are massively improved if you do go down this rabbit hole.
HOW TO HANDLE MULTIPLAY
A big winner this past week reduces the Saturday Lotto and Lotto Plus takings. Image: FileTherefore, add MP1 to Saturday Lotto and Lotto Plus across all three games and your total ticket will cost R70.00. However, if you’re using your banking app, be sure to lookout for digital banking fee of roughly R2.95 added to the transaction. So, the question remains, is it worth spending so much extra money? Well, let’s look at the sums …
Jackpot odds have already improved substantially under the new number matrix. The chances of matching all six numbers now sits at 1 in 20 million. That’s twice as likely as the old 1 in 40 million under ITHUBA. However, dabble with the MP1 and all of a sudden, you’re playing with seven numbers instead of six. This means your odds now become just 1 in 2.9 million, which represents a straight sevenfold improvement. And don’t forget that’s across all three games since they share the board.
DRAW TIMES AND CLAIMING LOTTO AND LOTTO PLUS WINNINGS
Lotto and Lotto Plus draw every Wednesday and Saturday at 21:00. Sizekhaya brought back live televised draws using physical machines. Ticket sales cut off half an hour before the draw typically at 20:30. Entries can be done in-person in store or through digital banking apps. All lottery prizes must be claimed within 365 days of the draw date. Anyone who misses that window forfeits their prize and the money is transferred to the National Lottery Distribution Trust for to assist the needy through charitable causes.
Remember, if you’re a SASSA beneficiary and money is tight playing Saturday Lotto and Lotto Plus, decide on a budget before buying lotto tickets, and don’t chase a bad week by spending more. The National Responsible Gambling Programme runs a toll-free counselling line on 0800 006 008 for anyone who is struggling. As ever, how and where to claim Saturday Lotto and Lotto Plus winnings depends on the amount won:
- Small prizes (up to R4 999) get paid out directly at licensed retailers.
- Mid-tier prizes (R5 000 to R49 999) can be claimed at selected partner banks.
- Anything above R50 000 requires an in-person visit to a Sizekhaya regional office, with the original ticket and a valid South African ID.
- Online and banking-app players have prizes up R249 999 are deposited automatically into their accounts.
CONTACT SIZEKHAYA FOR HELP
Sizekhaya’s new head office is based in Sandton. Image: FileAnyone unsure where to start can call the Sizekhaya helpline on 0861 026 000. Or you can visit one of the eight regional offices nationally:
- Head Office/Gauteng at 36 Homestead Road, Edenburg, Sandton
- KwaZulu-Natal at 10 Rydall Vale Crescent, Umhlanga Ridge
- Western Cape at 1st Floor, The Barracks, 50 Bree Street, Cape Town
- Eastern Cape at 153 Cape Road, Newton Park, Port Elizabeth
- Free State & Northern Cape at 3 Barnes Street, Arboretum, Bloemfontein
- Limpopo at Gateway Park, Polokwane
- Mpumalanga at 29@Marloth, Nelspruit
And one final note, around R257 million in lottery prizes currently sits unclaimed across South Africa from the previous operator. Therefore, checking old ticket numbers against those drawn (up to one year ago) costs you nothing and might just turn up forgotten money. You can do so by clicking past results HERE.