There are nine dividends in PowerBall, ranging from R10 for matching just the PowerBall up to the multimillion-rand jackpot. Find out more about the SA PowerBall dividends below.
The table below shows all the different divisions and odds of winning. The top three prizes are paid out as percentages of the prize pool for each draw, while the bottom six divisions have fixed prizes. The amount of money you win depends on how many numbers you match.
| Division | Match | Odds of Winning | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (Jackpot) | 5 + PowerBall | 1 in 33,900,160 | Pari-mutuel 91% |
| 2 | 5 | 1 in 2,260,011 | Pari-mutuel 6% |
| 3 | 4 + PowerBall | 1 in 150,667 | Pari-mutuel 3% |
| 4 | 4 | 1 in 10,044 | Fixed R2,000 |
| 5 | 3 + PowerBall | 1 in 3,424 | Fixed R500 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 in 228 | Fixed R100 |
| 7 | 2 + PowerBall | 1 in 239 | Fixed R100 |
| 8 | 1 + PowerBall | 1 in 46 | Fixed R20 |
| 9 | PowerBall | 1 in 28 | Fixed R10 |
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From the revenue generated by lottery ticket sales, 48% is allocated to the prize fund. Three of the prizes are calculated on a pari-mutuel basis, which means a percentage is allocated to each one as shown in the table. Payouts for the six fixed prize divisions are deducted from the prize fund before the remaining money is split.
With pari-mutuel prizes, the final amount each time depends on how many tickets are sold and how many winners there are. This can lead to a lot of variation between draws, so prizes today might be significantly higher or lower than they were last week or last month.
There is no guaranteed minimum jackpot but it usually starts at R3 million or more, with higher prizes on offer when special draws take place. If no players win the jackpot in any given draw, it will roll over and increase in value for the subsequent draw. There is also no jackpot cap in place, so the prize money will continue to grow until someone wins it. PowerBall has created the biggest winners of any game in South Africa.
If there are no winners in Division 2, that prize money will roll down to the division below. For example, if no one matches five numbers in a particular draw, the prize money allocated to that division is instead shared among all players who match four numbers and the PowerBall. If there are no winning tickets in Division 3, the allocated funds will be used to increase the jackpot even higher for the next draw.
PowerBall prizes are valid for 365 days from the draw date - see the How to Claim page to find out more. Unclaimed prizes are transferred to the National Lottery Distribution Trust Fund to benefit good causes in South Africa.
PowerBall XTRA also has nine prize divisions, with six fixed prizes and three pari-mutuel prizes. The percentages allocated to the pari-mutuel prize tiers are the same as in the main PowerBall game, but XTRA uses a different prize pool, so the actual prize amounts are different to the main game. The XTRA jackpot also rolls over to the following draw when it is not won, except for the last draw of each calendar month. If, in these draws, there is no jackpot winner, the jackpot amount will be rolled down to Division 2 (or Division 3 if there are no Division 2 winners). The table below shows the prizes you can win.
| Division | Match | Odds of Winning | Prize* |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (Jackpot) | 5 + PowerBall | 1 in 33,900,160 | Pari-mutuel 91% |
| 2 | 5 | 1 in 2,260,011 | Pari-mutuel 6% |
| 3 | 4 + PowerBall | 1 in 150,667 | Pari-mutuel 3% |
| 4 | 4 | 1 in 10,044 | Fixed R1,000 |
| 5 | 3 + PowerBall | 1 in 3,424 | Fixed R250 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 in 228 | Fixed R50 |
| 7 | 2 + PowerBall | 1 in 239 | Fixed R50 |
| 8 | 1 + PowerBall | 1 in 46 | Fixed R10 |
| 9 | PowerBall | 1 in 28 | Fixed R5 |
*Payouts for the fixed prize divisions are deducted from the prize fund before the remaining money is split according to the percentages shown in the table.
