Anticipation is building across South Africa as the PowerBall jackpot has climbed to a guaranteed R150 million, with the next draw set to take place on Friday, 17 October.
In addition, the PowerBall Plus jackpot stands at R26 million.
That R150 million jackpot represents the fourth-highest in the history and is by some distance the highest of 2025.
ITHUBA, operators of the national lottery in South Africa, are itching to give away that fortune to you – or me (!) – on Friday.
The PowerBall and PowerBall Plus draws will be broadcast live at 20:58 on Friday, with the winning numbers published shortly thereafter on official ITHUBA platforms as well as The South African.
Lottery players need to be 18 years old to play and are reminded to purchase tickets before the cut-off time of 20:30 on the day of the draw and to play responsibly.
10 signs you may have hit the jackpot
While the vast majority of lottery winners don’t go public with their new fortune for fear of that long-lost great-granny knocking on their door, here are 10 sure signs that you’ve hit the jackpot …
You tell your boss, “I respectfully quit,” then leave in a helicopter shaped like a middle finger
You’re suddenly worried about “capital gains tax.”
You don’t know what it is, but it sounds like something poor people don’t have to worry about.
You buy your neighbour’s house just because their dog barks too much.
You texted your ex: “Hope you’re well.”
Translation: “I’m rich and thriving, just wanted you to know.”
Your phone suddenly has long-lost cousins and high school acquaintances texting “Heyyy!”
You haven’t heard from them since Nokia ringtones were a thing.
You got emotional at the thought of upgrading from 2-ply to 4-ply toilet paper.
Softness is the new success.
You walk into a shop, see a price tag … and don’t flinch.
In fact, you bought two, just to assert dominance.
You ask your Uber driver how much it would cost to buy the car.
And the app says: “This isn’t how this works.”
You’re seriously considering paying Elon Musk to stop tweeting.
Your future plans now include: quitting the group chat, ghosting your alarm clock, and buying the moon.
