Daily Lotto: rules of the game and frequently asked questions
How Daily Lotto is played, how the prize tiers work and what this site offers, in brief. Only the operator's official rules are binding.
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Rules of the game
How is Daily Lotto played?
Daily Lotto is the daily game of South Africa's National Lottery: every evening at 21:00 (Johannesburg), 5 numbers are drawn from 36, with no bonus ball. Four prize tiers (5, 4, 3 or 2 matches), one board costs R3. Data: BetTip (bettip.co.za), based on the draws published by the operator.
How does the Bonus work?
Daily Lotto has no bonus ball.
Winning
What are the odds of winning?
The chance of the top tier (5 matches) is 1 in 376,992; the chance of winning anything is about 1 in 8. All tiers with their exact probability are on the Odds page.
This website
Where do the numbers come from?
Source: BetTip (bettip.co.za) based on National Lottery publications, amounts in rand. No guarantee. The data covers 2769 draws from 10.03.2019 to 14.10.2026.
Do statistics help you win?
No. Every draw is independent of the previous ones and every combination is equally likely.