R207m PowerBall and PowerBall Plus jackpot up for grabs on 26 May

PowerBall and PowerBall Plus will combine for a R207 million jackpot on Tuesday, 26 May 2026, offering a major payout across the two linked draws.

What’s on offer

The combined total for the two games is R207 million. The draw breaks down into R107 million for the main PowerBall draw and R100 million for PowerBall Plus.

How to play and costs

Each PowerBall entry costs R5. Adding PowerBall Plus costs an extra R2.50, giving players a chance at the separate PowerBall Plus prize.

Numbers, odds and recent results

Players choose five numbers between 1 and 50 and one PowerBall from 1 to 20. The odds of winning PowerBall are stated as 1 in 42,375,200.

The source recalls the winless Friday 22 May PowerBall draw, which listed main draw numbers as 06, 08, 16, 22, 25 with PowerBall 18. The PowerBall Plus numbers that night were listed as 10, 11, 15, 22, 48 with PowerBall 05.

Ticket sales and operator notes

Tickets can be purchased in-store at licensed retailers or digitally through participating bank apps and the ITHUBA online account and mobile app. The operator has warned that accounts will close on 31 May 2026. Ticket sales close at 20:30 on draw days, according to the source.

Lotto and claiming information

The source notes that Lotto and Lotto Plus are currently paying out a combined amount described as R25 million at the moment. It also summarises prize-claim steps: produce the winning ticket or official confirmation, present valid ID, hold a South African bank account and claim winnings within 365 days of the draw date. The source lists payout processes for different prize bands, including in-store payouts and higher-value claims handled by approved centres and ITHUBA offices.

Reminder to players

The source recommends playing only with money you can afford to lose and cites that the house wins most of the time. It also notes that a recent Lotto and Lotto Plus draw produced a R100 million winner that ITHUBA is still searching for.