How much is Wednesday Lotto and Lotto Plus rolling for on 26 August 2026? This weekend’s game came and went winless like the Springboks.

So, it breaks down like so: Straight Lotto will be worth R18 million, Lotto Plus 1 sits at R4 million and, for Lotto Plus Max 5, you can tag on another R5 million. All tallied up that put’s the total worth at R27 million for Wednesday.

This represents the maximum-possible increase of R4 million over the weekend’s pot. As ever, the key to game mechanics for Wednesday Lotto and Lotto Plus on 26 August is knowing how recently one of the three games paid out. This is the fourth game this month that saw rollovers (some of them not full resets though) …

WEDNESDAY LOTTO AND LOTTO PLUS 22 AUGUST 2026

Before we delve deeper into Wednesday Lotto and Lotto Plus on 26 August 2026, we should remind readers of the big R95-million PowerBall jackpot win. Sizekhaya did confirm that one lucky winner scored the 1 in 33 million chance of getting all five numbers plus the PowerBall on Friday 21 August’s big draw.

Nevertheless, while the Wednesday Lotto and Lotto Plus jackpot on 26 August 2026 is a third of that, it’s still cheaper to play and much easier to win. Plus, Sizekhaya’s 1 June 2026 takeover reshaped it further still. The core mechanics require players to choose six numbers from a pool of 1 to 52, reduced from 1 to 58 previously. As ever, numbers can be chosen manually or auto generated through the popular Quick Pick.

WHY YOU SHOULD PLAY MULTIPLAY Whether you choose numbers manually or with Quick Pick, your odds of winning the Wednesday Lotto and Lotto Plus doesn’t alter. Image: File

A standard Lotto board costs R5, with Lotto Plus 1 adding R2.50 and Lotto 5 Max adding a further R2.50 on top. Therefore, playing all three together costs R10 per board. What players are still wrapping their head around is the new MultiPlay (MP1) option. It lets players add a seventh number to their existing six in each of the three games. And it gets proportionally more expensive as you go. The total combination if you add MP1 across all boards is R70 – that’s R35 + R17.50 + R17.50. However, your odds are massively improved if you do …

If you add MP1 to your Wednesday Lotto and Lotto Plus board on 26 August 2026, across all three games, your total ticket will cost R70.00. So, the question remains, is it worth spending the extra money? The chances of matching all six numbers now sits at 1 in 20 million. That’s twice as likely as the old 1 in 40 million under ITHUBA. However, dabble with the MP1 and all of a sudden, you’re playing with seven numbers instead of six. This means your odds now become just 1 in 2.9 million, which represents a sevenfold improvement. And don’t forget that’s across all three games since they share the same numbers.

DRAW TIMES AND LOTTO CONTACTS

Remember, if you’re playing Wednesday Lotto and Lotto Plus, decide on a budget before buying lotto tickets, and don’t chase a bad week by spending more. The National Responsible Gambling Programme runs a toll-free counselling line on 0800 006 008 for anyone who is struggling.

Lotto and Lotto Plus draws twice weekly at 21:00. Sizekhaya brought back live televised draws using physical draw machines. Ticket sales cut off half an hour before the draw typically at 20:30. All lottery prizes must be claimed within 365 days of the draw date. Anyone who misses that window forfeits their prize and the money is transferred to the National Lottery Distribution Trust for charitable causes.

Anyone unsure where to start can call the Sizekhaya helpline on 0861 026 000. Or you can visit one of the eight regional offices nationally:

  • Head Office/Gauteng at 36 Homestead Road, Edenburg, Sandton
  • KwaZulu-Natal at 10 Rydall Vale Crescent, Umhlanga Ridge
  • Western Cape at 1st Floor, The Barracks, 50 Bree Street, Cape Town
  • Eastern Cape at 153 Cape Road, Newton Park, Port Elizabeth
  • Free State & Northern Cape at 3 Barnes Street, Arboretum, Bloemfontein
  • Limpopo at Gateway Park, Polokwane
  • Mpumalanga at 29@Marloth, Nelspruit

And one final note, around R257 million in lottery prizes currently sits unclaimed across South Africa from the previous operator. Therefore, checking old ticket numbers against those drawn (up to one year ago) costs you nothing and might just turn up forgotten money. You can do so by clicking past results HERE.