Facts and figures

• The National Lottery Game – LOTTO – was launched in South Africa on Thursday, March 2, 2000.
  
  
• President Thabo Mbeki launched the game at Yeye Butchery in Langa, outside Cape Town.
  
  
• The first Draw was held on Saturday, March 11, 2000.
  
  
• LOTTO’s first millionaire, Batsirayi Mupfawi pocketed more than R13 million (R13, 831, 850) in the fifth draw after the Jackpot rolled over three times.
  
  
• The largest win on an individual ticket to date is R30 352 465 (16 November 2005) that was won by a Gauteng player.
  
  
• On Saturday, June 29 2002, the first Jackpot roll-down occurred and eight players who matched five numbers plus the bonus were rewarded with R2,6 million each.
  
  
• The first Wednesday Draw was held on October 3, 2001 rolled over to the Saturday Draw.
  
  
• LOTTO’s add-on game, LOTTO Plus, was launched in November 2003.  The first draw took place on Wednesday, November 26.
  
  
• The highest record of sales since the launch was for the Draw held on Saturday, February 15, 2003, when sales reached more than R107 million, followed by the Draw held on September 30, 2000 when sales were R105 million.
  
  
• The biggest Jackpot to date was on February 15, 2003, when the Jackpot rolled-over in four consecutive draws, amounting to more than R44 million (R44 700 128). Four players netted the Jackpot and each won R11 175 032.
  
  
• The most people to share a single Jackpot were on Saturday, March 15, 2003 when the numbers 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33 rolled out.  Thirty-three players walked away with R111,901 each after matching the six numbers.