Biggest Lottoland Winners in South Africa

LOTTOLAND SOUTH AFRICA’S BIGGEST WINNERS

Lottoland has minted millionaires from every corner of South Africa thanks to players betting on lotteries from all over the world. The players on our list of big winners have bet on local lotteries, like our very own PowerBall, to some more of the world most famous lotteries, like America’s MegaMillions and Spain’s El Gordo.

South Africa's Biggest Lottoland Winners
Lottery	Date	Winners City	Amount Won
	February 2024	Pretoria	R60,814,786
	1 April 2022	Krugersdorp	R26,979,077
	25 May 2024	Pretoria	R16,771,692
	4 January 2023	Waterfall	R9,093,962
	27 November 2021	Germiston	R2,543,216
	22 December 2021	Strand	R1,429,806
	22 September 2023	Mdantsane	R1,050,007
	9 March 2022	Johannesburg	R1,000,000
	4 November 2022	Johannesburg	R1,000,000
	22 December 2023	KwaZulu-Natal Province	R802,828
	22 December 2022	Keimoes	R725,840
	3 November 2022	Embalenhle	R569,847

As can be seen on our list of our biggest South African winners, only two bet on local lotteries. The rest of the list is made up with lotteries from Europe and USA, showing just how valuable Lottoland’s global selection of lotteries on can be! Let’s look at some of our winners in a bit more detail.

SOUTH AFRICANS WIN BIG AT LOTTOLAND!

"Are you sitting down?" This was the start of a phone call that would change Mr F's life, and break bookmaking records in South Africa. The week before, Mr F from Pretoria had bet on the Powerball following a promotional SMS from Lottoland. One week later he was the recipient of the biggest payout to a player in South African bookmaker history: R60,814,786.50! "I couldnt believe the news!" an understandably shocked Mr F stated when we asked him how he felt when he received the phone call - and no wonder! Within 72 hours of the life-changing phone-call the funds had been paid into his account.

Mr F has been placing bets on lotteries with Lottoland since 2020. In fact, just the week before his big win on the Powerball he won R15,000 on the German Lotto! So what does Mr F plan on doing with now that he is a multi-millionaire? Well, he and his wife have always dreamed of travelling to Lapland to see the Northern Lights - a dream that can now become a reality! "We are also going to do a lot more camping, as this is one of our favourite things to do!" he contiunued.

Mr F is not the only big Powerball winner thanks to Lottoland! On the 1st of April 2022, a young man from Gauteng, known only as ‘Johannes’, used Lottoland South Africa to place a quick pick bet with a stake value of only R30, and walked away with a R26.979 million win in the Powerball draw! A day after receiving the unbelievable news by telephone, the Lottoland SA team flew Johannes and his mother from Johannesburg to the head office of Lottoland South Africa in Cape Town. It was at this point that reality finally kicked in and he could come to terms with the fact that it was 100% true, and that he really won this enormous amount of money.

He said he placed a few bets on Lottoland SA over the past year, but it was this last bet of only R30, which gave him the big win of R26,7 million. He explained in his own words: ‘I could not believe it when I got the call from Lottoland and it really felt like a miracle had just happened. The day I got the news was the best day of my life and the experience I have had during this process, was simply amazing. I have had so much support and guidance from the Lottoland team in South Africa and they have literally changed my life. I’m very grateful to Lottoland and I’m going to use this opportunity to make my dreams come true. I’m going to live the good life!

OTHER LOTTOLAND WINNER STORIES

R9 MILLION ON MEGAMILLIONS

Our recent R9 million SA winner of 2023 bought a R50 bet slip on US MegaMillions through lottoland.co.za resulted in a remarkable win! With her 5 lucky numbers all matching, our Gauteng-based South African winner took home an incredible jackpot of over nine million rand (R9 093 962,54) - missing only the Megaball to claim the main prize! Her overwhelming success and joy no doubt left everyone celebrating this stunning accomplishment with her!

A CHRISTMAS STORY

It was a very merry Christmas for one particular South African who won R1.4 million with Lottoland South Africa after placing a bet on the Spanish Christmas lottery El Gordo on the 22nd December.The South African winner, Mr G.M, was a tier 1 winner, having won a 1/100 share with the lotto ticket that cost him only R80.

Mr G.M placed his winning bet online with Lottoland here in South Africa. He stated, ‘It was a fantastic experience! When my ticket won, I was notified by email immediately after the draw took place in Madrid. Everyone at Lottoland SA was very friendly and helpful, and the process was so easy that it was almost too good to be true! After submitting a couple of documents to verify my identity and bank details, the winning was paid directly into my South Africa bank account. That’s when my wife and I realized that it was 100% true and became really excited!

Our 2021 El Gordo winner was followed up by yet another winner in 2022. This time a Keimoes-based player won R725,840 in the Spanish festive lotto. This meant Lottoland has had a big winner in both the 2021 and 2022 El Gordo draws; then December 2023 rolled around!

Incredibly, the 2023 Spanish Christmas lottery produced yet another big winner in South Africa! This time, a man from KwaZulu-Natal province bought a 1/100 share of the winning ticket, 88008. This meant our player scooped up a Christmas present worth R802,828.40!

Lets see what December 2024 has to offer!

EUROJACKPOT MINTS MILLIONAIRE

The EuroJackpot is Europe’s second favourite lotto, behind only the mighty EuroMillions. Despite its popularity in Europe, the EuroJackpot has yet to gain great recognition in South Africa. However, maybe that is something that should change…

In September 2023, a lady from Durban decided to give the under-appreciated EuroJackpot a go and she was rewarded for her efforts – to the tune of R1,050,007! This makes it our second biggest payout from a European lotto, just R350k behind El Gordo. Unlike the once-a-year El Gordo however, you can choose to bet on EuroJackpot every day with Lottoland’s exclusive EuroJackpot Go! lotto.

R1 MILLION ON KENO - Twice!

Another recent Lottoland South Africa big winner was a lucky woman from Gauteng, who won R1 million in the Keno 24/7 draw on Lottoland SA.

She explained, “I’m the winner of over one million Rand! I joined Lottoland last year and have been playing occasionally. On the 9^th March around 8pm, I played Lottoland’s Keno 24/7 with three bets to a total of R6, which matched 10 numbers. Within an hour I received an email confirmation that I have won. I was asked to send a copy of my ID for verification and the process was so quick that two days later, the money already reflected in my bank account. The entire process only took three days, and I had a wonderful experience with the Lottoland team. They are reliable and honest and quick to process payment.”

Incredibly, there was a second million-rand payout won on Keno just eight months later! On November 4 2022, yet another Gauteng resident decided to try their luck with a casual game keno. This time our player played KeNow rather than Keno 24/7, but the outcome was the same – South Africa had yet another new millionaire thanks to Lottoland!

THE LOTTERY WITH THE MOST WINNERS: THE GERMAN LOTTO

Before we leave you, we just had to share with you what has been going on with one of the most popular lotto’s on Lottoland – the German Lotto. While the German Lotto hasn’t made our list of big payouts, it is one of the lotteries that has been paying out frequently for South Africans on Lottoland.

For those of you who are unfamiliar, the German Lotto is a traditional lottery bet, you simply choose six numbers from 49 plus a Super Number to be in with a chance of winning…and winning is just what South Africans have been doing! In September 2023 alone, there were four big winners with a total payout of over R600,000! This was followed up in May 2024 with our third biggest South African winner of all time, when a punter in Pretoria matched six numbers to take home a simply incredible payout of R16,771,692!

Last Updated: 3 June 2024