What are the Odds and Prizes for Lotto Plus 2?

This offers players a third and additional chance to win substantial prizes and even the grand jackpot. Both LOTTO PLUS 1 and 2 cost an additional R2.50 per board.

There are two benefits attributed to the LOTTO PLUS 2; one is that the jackpot can roll over indefinitely, which means that there is no limit on how high it can go, and the two lowest tier prizes of R15.00 and R25.00 are fixed, so they remain the same for every draw.

The prizes in LOTTO PLUS 2, other than the two lowest tiers, are based on ticket sales and how many winners there are for each prize tier, so these amounts differ from one draw to the next. Every top six prize division gets a percentage of the overall prize fund. This money is then divided between all the players in that specific division.

These percentages are as follows:

• Tier one – 53%
• Tier two – 8.1%
• Tier three – 5.4%
• Tier four – 6.7%
• Tier five – 13.4%
• Tier six – 13.4%

Odds of winning LOTTO PLUS 2 prizes

The odds in winning lottery prizes are different for each lottery. Where some are substantial, others may be lower. Higher odds do not make it impossible to win the lottery as there have been so many people that have won a jackpot.

However, the odds are often against those who play with no definitive way to truly beat them. The odds of winning a prize in LOTTO PLUS 2 can be broken down as follows according to the prize tiers and their corresponding number matches:

• Tier one – jackpot – 1 in 20,358,520.
• Tier two – five numbers and bonus – 1 in 3,393,087.
• Tier three – five numbers – 1 in 75,402.
• Tier four – four numbers and bonus – 1 in 39,161.
• Tier five – four numbers – 1 in 1,371.
• Tier six – three numbers and bonus – 1 in 1,028.
• Tier seven – three numbers – 1 in 72, and
• Tier eight – two numbers and bonus – 1 in 96.

LOTTO PLUS 2 prize breakdown for each tier

As previously mentioned, only the lowest tier prizes are fixed at R25.00 and R15.00, respectively. The other prize distributions that players can expect will differ from one draw to the next. However, the average prizes that can be expected, as per the draws for the last 365 days, are as follows:

• Tier one – jackpot – matching all six numbers – R6,409,926.65.
• Tier two – five numbers plus the bonus ball – R51,634.82.
• Tier three – five numbers – R3,911.73.
• Tier four – four numbers plus the bonus ball – R1,815.88.
• Tier five – four numbers – R146.90.
• Tier six – three numbers plus the bonus ball – R110.43.
• Tier seven – Three numbers – R25.
• Tier eight – two numbers and the bonus ball – R15.