The biggest Lotto in the world

Table of contents:

• THE BIGGEST PAYOUTS IN THE WORLD
• OTHER HIGH LOTTO PAYOUTS
• THE BIGGEST LOTTO WIN IN SOUTH AFRICA
• THE BIGGEST ONLINE WIN OF ALL TIME
• WHEN WILL THE NEXT RECORD BE SET?

THE BIGGEST PAYOUTS IN THE WORLD

The payouts of the American mega lotteries live up to the land of opportunity. Powerball holds the title of the world's biggest lottery payout, but Mega Millions always remains a strong competition. These two American lotteries lead the TOP 10 of the highest lottery winnings of all time.

Powerball exceeded the billion mark for the first time at the beginning of 2016, which overshadowed everything. It now holds the record for the world's biggest payout and the biggest single-ticket win at $2.04 billion (R35.66 billion). This was won by an anonymous winner in California, USA, on November 7, 2022.

Mega Millions secured its third place in August 2023. However, it isn't too far away from Powerball's two biggest payouts. 

Currently, the world’s ranking is as follows:

Biggest Lottery Payouts in the World
Payout Amount	Payout In Rand	Lottery	Date
$2,04 billion	R38.4 billion		7th November 2022
$1,765 billion	R33.6 billion		11th October 2023
$1,602 billion	R30.5 billion		8th August 2023
$1,586 billion	R29.9 billion		13th January 2016
$1,537 billion	R29 billion		23rd October 2018
$1,35 billion	R25.4 billion		13th January 2023
$1,337 billion	R25.2 billion		29th July 2022
$1,326 billion	R24.5 billion		7th April 2024
$1,13 billion	R20.7 billion		26th March 2024
$1,08 billion	R20.3 billion		19th July 2023

It should be noted with the American lotteries that after winning, depending on the type of pay-out, there are still deductions waiting for the lucky ones. But the main winners, whether at the Mega Millions or the Powerball, will be able to cope with a smile on their faces after winning the big sum of money.

It should be noted as well that US lotteries are subject to a federal tax of up to 37% plus further state taxes, depending on the state. This means that there are significant reductions between the main prize amount and the final payout amount. However, even after these tax reductions, the payouts are still absolutely huge and more than enough for the winners to be set for life.

Lottoland gives South Africans the chance to bet on the outcome of both US PowerBall and MegaMillions. All you need is a mobile device and an internet connection to register at Lottoland South Africa.

If you win the main prize for either US PowerBall or MegaMillions with Lottoland by betting on the outcome, Lottoland will not deduct any tax but will match the final payout that the winner of the official lottery would take home after tax. 

OTHER HIGH LOTTO PAYOUTS

What about other lottos? Well, in the table below, you'll find details of the biggest payouts ever won in the EuroMillions and other popular European lottos. With Lottoland, you can place fixed odds bets on lotto products based on these famous draw results.

Note that all currency conversions were correct at the time of writing.

It is important to note that Lottoland does not offer SuperEnaLotto but does offer you the chance to bet on SuperLotto, which is based on the SuperEnaLotto with four draws a week that you can bet on online from South Africa.

THE BIGGEST LOTTO WIN IN SOUTH AFRICA

The biggest PowerBall payout ever won in South Africa belongs to an anonymous Cape Town resident, who famously won R232 million in 2019.

Here's the full list of the biggest South African main prize winners:

We are also proud to share some of the biggest Lottoland South Africa winners.

Recently, in February 2024, Lottoland South Africa was in charge of the biggest win in the bookmaker history of South Africa. The Lottoland South Africa winner from Pretoria replied to a promotional SMS from Lottoland and bet on the Powerball draw with Lottoland South Africa and cashed in a whopping R60.8 million!

THE BIGGEST ONLINE WIN OF ALL TIME

In 2018, we celebrated what was, at the time, a new world record. The EuroJackpot draw on June 1st, 2018, made a German solo winner a very happy multimillionaire. The main prize was hit in Berlin with a bet placed here on the Lottoland site.

Her bet on the EuroJackpot was the biggest online win of all time. Christina won 90 million euros (R1.43 billion ) with us from her EuroJackpot fixed odds bet.

WHEN WILL THE NEXT RECORD BE SET?

On our overview lotteries page, you can easily sort the lotteries according to the size of their payouts. So, you can always see at a glance, where it is best to bet next.

Records will keep falling, that's for sure. It’s up to you to take over the winner’s list! Christina from Berlin showed the way.

You can go to the MegaMillions page for your chance to create a new South African record for the biggest lottery betting win of all time, and who knows, maybe you could appear in the next top winners' list!

Check the latest SA Lotto and SA PowerBall results and see if you are the next big prize winner!

Last updated: 9 April 2024