DAILY LOTTO is a popular South African National Lottery Game comprising of a base game DAILY LOTTO and one add-on game (offering a second chance to win) called DAILY LOTTO PLUS. (collectively they are referred as DAILY LOTTO Games).

Please refer to the full DAILY LOTTO Games Rules available on the National Lottery website. 

Everyday participants may select 5 out of 36 numbers that can be entered into draw,
A participant may enter the DAILY LOTTO and DAILY LOTTO PLUS in the following ways:

1. Presenting a completed Bet Slip to a Retailer.

 2. On any one Bot Slip a Participant may make a selection from a minimum of one entry and a maximum of the number of entries included on the Bet Slip,

3. Each selection is made by manually marking 5 numbers within one entry or by manually marking the Quick Pick box.

4. The completed Bet Slip is processed through the Terminal, which will issue the Receipt recording each Selection marked on the Bet Slip.

5. Manual Selection

6. By indicating in person to a Retailer the requested digits or numbers to be entered manually into the Terminal by the Retailer.

7. Requesting a number Selection to be made on a random basis by the Lottery Processing System through a Quick Pick,

8. Selecting random set of 5 numbers at an alternative point of sale other than the terminals where a participant can purchase an entry into
   the DAILY LOTTO. Mark the DAILY LOTTO PLUS box to play the same numbers in the DAILY LOTTO PLUS raw for an additional R1.50.
   These would include ATM's, Mobile Application, Mobile Phones, the National Lottery Mobile app and any other additional channels.

In order to play DAILY LOTTO PLUS a participant must first make a selection and play the DAILY LOTTO base game.

The numbers selected in the base DAILY LOTTO game will be used in the DAILY LOTTO PLUS draw.

There will be separate draws for each of the DAILY LOTTO Games.

Tickets can be purchased daily at an existing National Lottery outlet, the National Lottery website or mobile app. DAILY LOTTO/DAILY LOTTO PLUS tickets sales close at 8.30pm on any given draw day.

The RNG is a computer system that is used to randomly choose the winning DAILY LOTTO and DAILY LOTTO PLUS numbers.

The Draw takes place daily at 21H00 except on Christmas Day.

There are 376,992 different combinations that one can play when choosing 5 out of 36 numbers. The order of matching the numbers does not matter in relation to how they are selected.

Herewith the odds of winning a prize on DAILY LOTTO/DAILY LOTTO PLUS:

If the top prize is not won, the Prize pool will roll down to the next tiers. So there is no roll over.

Every Week the Jackpot is estimated at an amount, according to expected sales. The total prize pool is calculated at 50% on DAILY LOTTO and 50% of total sales for DAILY LOTTO PLUS.

With special draws, ITHUBA will offer a guaranteed Jackpot prize that is not affected by sales, unless a higher Jackpot amount is expected due to sales. 

No. There are no live draws for DAILY LOTTO. Draws are conducted daily where the winning numbers are selected at 20:30 after ticket sales close and audited for accuracy. The draw results are then posted online shortly after 9:00 pm daily on the National Lottery website, mobile app, social media, and retailer terminals.

No, the Random Number Generator is used to draw winning numbers.

DAILY LOTTO/DAILY LOTTO PLUS players have up to 365 days from the day of the draw to claim.

After each draw, all unclaimed prize money is held in a Participants Trust Fund until it is claimed. If not claimed after 365 days the funds will transfer to the National Lottery Distribution Trust Fund (NLDTF] for distrlbution to Good Causes. A portion of the funds unclaimed may be used in Guaranteed Jackpot top-ups.THUBA also contributes a portion of its own money to boost guaranteed jackpots.

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