For some people, 2019 was an extraordinary year. By September 2019, there was already more than R2,5 billion won across all lottery games in South Africa.

Let’s have a look at some of the massive winners who had success at trying their luck.

R232 million, PowerBall winner from Cape Town. The draw took place on Tuesday, 19 February, and the numbers were 14, 18, 21, 26, 35 and 5.

R141 million, PowerBall winner from Western Cape. The draw took place on Friday, 23 August, and the numbers were 8, 9, 15, 20, 24 and 14.

R114 million, PowerBall, winner from Makhado, Limpopo. The draw took place on Tuesday, 26 November, and the numbers were 2, 8, 11, 13, 32 and 3.

R83 million, PowerBall Plus winner from Durbanville, Cape Town. The draw took place on Tuesday, 23 April and the numbers were 3, 23, 25, 38, 44 and 9.

R79 million, Lotto winner from Cape Town. The draw took place on Saturday, 4 May, and the numbers were 3, 27, 32, 34, 41, 50, and bonus ball 16.

R70 million, PowerBall Plus winner from Pretoria. The draw took place on Tuesday, 3 September, and the numbers were 2, 9, 14, 29, 30 and 8.

R61 million, Lotto winner from Mitchells Plain, Cape Town. The draw took place on Saturday, 27 July, and the numbers were 8, 33, 40, 44, 48, 52 and 21.

R55 million, PowerBall winner from Gauteng. The draw took place on Tuesday, 4 June, and the numbers were 10, 16, 22, 46, 50 and 19.

R50 million, PowerBall Plus winner from Boksburg, Johannesburg. The draw took place on Tuesday, 19 November, and the winning numbers were: 31, 32, 39, 45, 47 and 16.

According to the information above, players in South Africa were luckier to win with PowerBall than with Lotto. Many people believe that you would more likely win the jackpot on a Tuesday and the results confirm it, as six out of the nine (67%) winning draws took place on a Tuesday.

The Western Cape is also the luckiest province with five out of nine winners from this area. Will the day that you play, or where you play, have an effect on your chance of winning? There is only one way to find out.

Which lotto numbers should you play next?

As you know, winning the lotto is completely up to chance, and there is no list of numbers that will guarantee your next win. However, you can look at the history of lotto winning numbers and make your own conclusion as to which numbers you can place your bet on next.

Let’s have a look at some of the most played PowerBall numbers since October 2009, when the game started. as this is the lottery with the most winners in 2019. You have to choose five numbers from 1 to 50, and one extra number from 1 to 20.

The numbers drawn the most are 11, 15, 24, 31, 35 and PowerBall 3. The numbers drawn the least amount of times in the past 10 years are 46, 47, 48, 49, 50 and 19. The numbers that haven’t been drawn for quite some time now are 7, 37, 39, 42, 47 and 11. Some of these numbers were have not been drawn since June 2019.

Everyone is always searching for the best way to win the lotto or trying to figure out what they must do to win. But unfortunately, there is no right answer.

It will always be a game of chance.