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 6 numbers from 52. The number of possible combinations is:
C(52, 6) = 20,358,520
After the 6 winning numbers, 1 supplementary/bonus ball is drawn from the same pool — they create extra divisions but don't change the jackpot odds.
| Division | Match | Winning combinations | Derived odds | Probability | Prize | Operator says |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division 1 (6 numbers) | 6 main | 1 | 1 in 20,358,520 | 4.912e-8 | Jackpot pool share | 1 in 20,358,520 |
| Division 2 (5 + bonus) | 5 main + 1 bonus | 6 | 1 in 3,393,087 | 2.947e-7 | Pool share | 1 in 3,393,087 |
| Division 3 (5 numbers) | 5 main + 0 bonus | 270 | 1 in 75,402 | 1.326e-5 | Pool share | 1 in 75,402 |
| Division 4 (4 + bonus) | 4 main + 1 bonus | 675 | 1 in 30,161 | 3.316e-5 | Fixed prize | 1 in 30,161 |
| Division 5 (4 numbers) | 4 main + 0 bonus | 14,850 | 1 in 1,371 | 0.0729% | Fixed prize | 1 in 1,371 |
| Division 6 (3 + bonus) | 3 main + 1 bonus | 19,800 | 1 in 1,028 | 0.0973% | Fixed prize | 1 in 1,028 |
| Division 7 (3 numbers) | 3 main + 0 bonus | 283,800 | 1 in 71.74 | 1.39% | Fixed prize | 1 in 72 |
| Division 8 (2 + bonus) | 2 main + 1 bonus | 212,850 | 1 in 95.65 | 1.05% | Fixed prize | 1 in 96 |
"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 38.25
Sum of all division probabilities — usually the number the ads quote.
Odds of the top prize
1 in 20,358,520
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 24.3 coin flips in a row correctly (224.3 ≈ 20,358,520). If you bought one line every draw, at two draws a week you would expect one top-prize win roughly every 195,755 years.
Last verified: 2026-08-29