How to play Powerball Plus?
There is new version of this game Powerball XTRA, and Powerball Plus is discontinued on 2026-05-29.
You were allowed to play this game if you participated in main Powerball draw. Entering this optional draw was easy, all you needed was 5 lottery numbers (1-50), and the additional number (PB 1-20), for the cost of R2.50.
Powerball Plus prizes and odds
| Matched numbers | Share of prize pool | Odds of winning |
| 5 correct + PB | 54.46% | 1 in 42,375,200 |
| 5 | 4.00% | 1 in 2,230,274 |
| 4/5 + PB | 2.50% | 1 in 188,334 |
| 4/5 | 4.24% | 1 in 9,912 |
| 3/5 + PB | 4.80% | 1 in 4,280 |
| 3/5 | 4.00% | 1 in 225 |
| 2/5 + PB | 3.00% | 1 in 299 |
| 1/5 + PB | fixed R 7.50 | 1 in 57 |
| 0/5 + PB | fixed R 5 | 1 in 35 |
PB Plus jackpots and rollovers
Similar to the main lottery - there was rollover happening quite often. Jackpot prize was gwowing as long as nobody hit the 5/5 numbers and PB. Pool for 1 prize division was rolled over to the next draw's corresponding tier.
History of Powerball Plus in South Africa
It was launched on 1st December 2015, and discontinued on 29 May 2026. First guaranteed jackpot was huge - R10,000,000. It wasn't hit until 05.01.2016 by two African players, who shared R23,299,305. There were minor changes in the main game after the launch. Two more prize tiers were added and the ticket price was increased a little bit.