South Africa
Every figure on this page is calculated from the game's published rules. The operator's own odds page is linked below as verification — but the working is here, on this page.
A standard entry picks 5 numbers from 36. The number of possible combinations is:
C(36, 5) = 376,992
| Division | Match | Winning combinations | Derived odds | Probability | Prize | Operator says |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division 1 (5 numbers) | 5 main | 1 | 1 in 376,992 | 2.653e-6 | Jackpot pool share (35%), guaranteed to be won or roll down | 1 in 376,992 |
| Division 2 (4 numbers) | 4 main | 155 | 1 in 2,432 | 0.0411% | Pool share | 1 in 2,432 |
| Division 3 (3 numbers) | 3 main | 4,650 | 1 in 81.07 | 1.23% | Pool share | 1 in 81 |
| Division 4 (2 numbers) | 2 main | 44,950 | 1 in 8.39 | 11.92% | Pool share | 1 in 8 |
"Winning combinations" counts how many of the possible outcomes land in that division. "Operator says" is the operator's published figure — shown so you can check us against them (small differences are their rounding).
Odds of winning any prize
1 in 7.58
Sum of all division probabilities — usually the number the ads quote.
Odds of the top prize
1 in 376,992
One standard game. Two games doubles it — and it's still tiny.
How long are these odds? Winning the top prize is about as likely as calling 18.5 coin flips in a row correctly (218.5 ≈ 376,992). If you bought one line every draw, at two draws a week you would expect one top-prize win roughly every 3,625 years.
Last verified: 2026-08-29