South Africa National Lottery – Powerball
Current Jackpot R 19,000,000
South African Powerball – South African Lottery 
The Powerball South Africa – also known as the South African Lottery games began back in 1984 when a lottery was introduced in Ciskei which lasted through until the early 1990’s. Score-A-Lot then introduced another South African Lottery game in Transkei in 1989. A further South Africa Lottery was brought out in the KwaZulu-Natal province in 1992 called the Natal Lotto or KZN Lotto. This carried on for eight years and raised a total of R869 Million. The South Africa National Lottery that we see today was introduced in the year 2000 and it has more players than any other from of wagering and gambling in South Africa. Uthingo was the first organisation to operate a South African Lotto which is now run by Gidani – a company that was formed in 2005 to tender for the license to administer South Africa National Lottery games. In October 2006 – Gidani was awarded the license to run the South African National Lottery by the South African government. The go ahead was given for Gidani to begin South African Lottery operations starting in April 2007 for 7 years. Games offered by the South Africa National Lottery include the ever popular South African Lotto, South Africa Lotto PLUS, Sportstake, Wina Manje scratch cards and the most popular South Africa Lottery game that we will be looking at more closely here – the South African Powerball or Powerball South Africa.
Powerball South Africa – Overview 
The South African Powerball – Powerball South Africa – is the very latest game to have been introduced by the South Africa National Lottery and is a traditional draw-type, lottery jackpot game that uses a twin matrix. The first lottery tickets for the Powerball South Africa were put on sale on Friday 16th October 2009 with the very first South African Powerball draw taking place on Friday 23rd October 2009. The aim of introducing the South African Powerball was to offer a game to South Africa National Lottery players that produced much larger jackpots and many more lottery winners – the first draw starting off with a guaranteed R 30 Million jackpot. The Powerball South Africa is drawn twice every week by the South Africa National Lottery – on Tuesdays and Fridays with draws taking place at 21.30 and being shown live on SABC2.
Each time that the South African Powerball jackpot is not won – it will rollover to the next draw until there is a winner – which can lead to some incredibly We are very happy to have compiled a detailed review of the Powerball South Africa and would strongly recommend reading on further to see just how it works…
Powerball South Africa – How it Works… 
The South African Powerball game uses a double matrix similar to other Powerball games such as the huge USA Powerball, the Oz Powerball and the New Zealand Powerball. The twin matrix of the Powerball South Africa is 5/45 and 1/20 which means that when playing the South African Powerball – you need to first choose 5 numbers from 1 to 45 followed by 1 number (the POWERball) from 1 to 20. If you successfully match all of the 5 main numbers drawn plus the POWERball then you will be the winner of a South African Powerball jackpot prize. Each of the two sets of numbers are drawn from two separate drawing machines using lottery balls that are precision made from solid rubber – first the 5 main numbers are drawn and then the 1 POWERball. In addition to the South African Powerball jackpot, there are 7 other ways in which you can win on this South Africa Lottery game, meaning that there are a huge number of prizes to be won twice every week. A Quick Pick option is available when playing the Powerball South Africa – similar to the Lucky Dip option available with the EuroMillions and UK Lotto or the Quick Pick/Easy Pick that most USA Lottery games have available. This allows you to select your own South African Powerball lottery numbers using a random number generator. Playing the South African Powerball is therefore very simple – you just select your own 5 main numbers plus 1 POWERball numer or ask the computer to pick them using its random number generator by choosing the Quick Pick option. The cost of each entry into the Powerball South Africa is R3.50 per line.
Powerball South Africa – Who Can play? 
In the past only citizens living in South Africa itself were allowed to play any of the South Africa National Lottery games including the South African Powerball - you used to have to purchase your South Africa lotto tickets from an authorised retailer based in South Africa. Today though, this is not a problem as there are various online lottery ticket sales agencies such as TheLotter who are both authorized and genuine - you are able to select your Powerball South Africa numbers online and purchase your tickets from anywhere in the world. This is great news of course if you live outside of South Africa and want to play the South African Powerball and ensure your entry into the next draw or simply want to have the convenience of being able to buy lottery tickets online. Once you have entered into your South Africa National Lottery draw, you can then easily check the South African Lotto Results here to see how you have done and to find out if you have become one of the lucky lotto winners. You will need to be 18 years of age to be eligible to purchase a ticket for any of the South Africa National Lottery games including the Powerball South Africa.
Powerball South Africa – What are the Odds? 
The odds of winning on the South African Powerball lottery are very good when compared to many lotteries around the world and with 8 different ways to win the lottery – this means that there The chances of winning a South African Powerball jackpot by matching the 5 main numbers plus the POWERball are 1 in 24.43 million – for these odds you could be one of the Powerball South Africa jackpot winners. For one of the second level prizes – the odds come in at 1 in 1.28 million for matching 5 of the main Powerball numbers.
Your chances of winning a third division prize is 1 in 122 thousand for matching 4 of the main numbers plus the POWERball and for a prize in the
For a fifth division prize the odds of winning are 1 in just 3,132 for matching 3 of the main numbers plus the POWERball with the odds of you winning on the
For a seventh division prize your odds of winning are 1 in 247 for matching 2 of the main numbers plus the POWERball and for a prize in the final –
South African Lottery Results…
The South African Powerball is drawn every week on both Tuesdays and Fridays at 9.30pm. You can find South African Lottery Results for the Powerball game in numerous ways to check your ticket and see if you have been lucky with the South African Powerball winning numbers drawn. You can check the latest South African Powerball Results at any time by clicking the link here or by watching the Powerball draw live on SABC2 at 9.30pm on Tuesdays and Fridays. The South African Lottery Results for the Powerball game will also be broadcast on other SABC channels and various radio stations before 10.00pm on draw nights as well as appearing in newspaper publications. You can also easily find any past South African Lotto Results by clicking here or watching the live draws, listening out for the radio broadcasts or checking the local and national newspapers.
Powerball South Africa – Record Jackpots… 
The biggest win to date on the South African Powerball has been the absolutely staggering R 91.06 Million won by a Mother of 2 from the Western Cape on Friday
The second largest win to be achieved on the Powerball South Africa has been the fantastic R 69 Million won on Tuesday
The third biggest jackpot to be won so far on the South African Powerball has been the The fourth highest lottery jackpot win on the Powerball South Africa has been the R 42.6 Million won by a 63 year old salesman from the Eastern Cape on Tuesday 23rd November 2010.
Powerball South Africa – How Are Prizes Paid? 
If you are the lucky winner of a South Africa National Lottery Powerball jackpot, you will be paid your winnings in the form of a For any South Africa Lotto or Powerball prize you will need to claim your prize within 365 days of the draw taking place before your lottery ticket will become invalid. If you have won a South African Lottery Powerball prize of up to R 2,000 – you will be able to claim your prize at any South Africa National Lottery retail outlet the day after the draw. If you have won a prize of between R 2,000 and R 50,000 on the Powerball South Africa – you will need to claim your winnings by visiting an Authorised Prize Payment Centre. Post Offices participating in Lottery South Africa games are able to pay out these prizes. If you have become the lucky winner of more than R 50,000 on the Powerball South Africa – you will need to claim your prize at a South African National Lottery office having completed a Claim Form and provided proof of identity. You needn’t worry if you play lottery online with one of the genuine and authorised online lottery ticket sale companies like TheLotter – as part of their role is to look after all these details for you – making sure that you receive your SA Lotto winnings directly and quickly.
Powerball South Africa – Where the Money Goes… 
34% of all revenue generated by the South Africa National Lottery is paid over to the National Lottery Distribution Fund – NLDT – for onward distribution to a variety of good causes that will benefit from SA Lottery funding. Various organisations benefit from South African lottery revenue with a major beneficiary being reconstruction and development projects which in turn provide a much better quality of life for many citizens of South Africa. If there are any unclaimed South Africa Lottery prizes – the South Africa National Lottery Distribution Fund will also hold 50% of these monies which will be distributed towards various good causes.
Powerball South Africa – Further Information…
Since it began operations – Lotto South Africa has created many more than The National Lottery South Africa is so popular that research has found that a staggering 82% of the country’s population play SA Lotteries every week and that with 53% of the population – playing games from the South African Lottery was the only form of wagering that they took part in. Click Here to Play the Powerball South Africa Now
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