How MUCH is Saturday Lotto and Lotto Plus jackpot?
· The South African
How much is the Saturday Lotto and Lotto Plus jackpot on 22 August 2026 worth? It breaks down like so: Straight Lotto will be worth R15.5 million, Lotto Plus 1 sits at R3 million and, for Lotto Plus Max 5, you can tag on another R4.5 million. All tallied up, that put’s the total at R23 million for Saturday.
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While not that maximum increase possible, it means the pot is R2-million more than it was midweek. And, as ever, key to game mechanics for the Saturday Lotto and Lotto Plus jackpot is knowing how recently one of the three games paid out. This is the third game this month that saw rollovers and only small resets …
SATURDAY LOTTO AND LOTTO PLUS JACKPOT 22 AUGUST 2026
As such, the Saturday Lotto and Lotto Plus jackpot on 22 August 2026 is more like Sizekhaya’s bread-and-butter game. Cheaper than PowerBall and PowerBall XTRA, much easier to win, but less dramatic in jackpot size. 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.
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
Your odds of winning a Saturday Lotto and Lotto Plus jackpot are far greater if you opt for the MP1 seventh number. Image: FileIf you add MP1 to Saturday Lotto and Lotto Plus jackpot on 22 August, across all three games, your total ticket will cost R70.00. Plus, if you’re using your banking app, be sure to lookout for digital banking fees of roughly R2.95 added to the transaction. So, the question remains, is it worth spending the extra money? 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 become 1 in 2.9 million, which represents a sevenfold improvement. And don’t forget that’s across all three games since they share the board.
DRAW TIMES AND CLAIMING WINNINGS
Remember, if you’re playing Saturday Lotto and Lotto Plus jackpot, 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.
Lotto and Lotto Plus draws twice weekly at 21:00. Sizekhaya brought back live televised draws using physical draw machines. Ticket sales cut off half an hour before the draw typically at 20:30. 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 charitable causes.
How and where to claim Saturday Lotto and Lotto Plus jackpot 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 WINNINGS
You have 365 days to contact the lottery operator before your right to winnings is voided. 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.