Get yourself ready for PowerBall and PowerBall Plus on Tuesday 20 January 2026. In a run of 24 consecutive rollovers, the PowerBall jackput now sits at R177 million. However, one lucky player actually won the R33 million for PowerBall Plus last Friday, resetting it back to R3 million. Which means last week’s overall purse of R198 million actually drops to R180 million this week.
That’s the bad news. Of course, the good news for PowerBall and PowerBall Plus on Tuesday 20 January 2026 is that R177 million is still a mighty fine jackpot. Even if it’s not as formidable as February 2019’s highest-ever winner, of R232 million. Interestingly, if the PowerBall continues to rollover, it may well soon rival that record number, and in February, no less. What are the odds of that?
POWERBALL AND POWERBALL PLUS ON TUESDAY 20 JANUARY 2026
Nevertheless, let’s look back at last week, Friday 16 January 2026’s PowerBall numbers. As we now know, the R165-million Powerball went un-won, but a lucky winner did snag the R33-million PowerBall Plus:
FRIDAY’S POWERBALL NUMBERS
Draw date: 16 January 2026
POWERBALL NUMBERS
8, 22, 36, 39, 47
PowerBall: 20
POWERBALL PLUS NUMBERS
3, 24, 29, 32, 34
PowerBall: 18
Also, be sure to check out all of 2026’s PowerBall results so far:
YOU CANNOT WIN IF YOU DON’T ENTER
As The South African reported, ITHUBA, the operator of the national lottery, did confirm this weekend that one lucky player did scoop the PowerBall Plus jackpot of R33 million. Plus, two other players matched five numbers (no PowerBall) and walked away with R182k each. Not too shabby.
Remember, the PowerBall is drawn 104 times per year. So, statistically it’s much harder to win – 42 million to one, compared to Daily Lotto, in fact. And experts point out that studying numbers that have been drawn before is known as the ‘gambler’s fallacy.’
Friday’s winning numbers will have zero bearing on the PowerBall and PowerBall Plus on Tuesday 20 January 2026. Each draw is an independent event and it’s not like the balls/machine ‘remember’ previous draws.
R180-MILLION POWERBALL AND POWERBALL PLUS ON TUESDAY 20 JANUARY 2026
However, the good news is your odds of winning the PowerBall and PowerBall Plus on Tuesday 20 January 2026 might actually be better. You see, as jackpots rise, so does the attention and publicity. And this translates into ITHUBA selling millions more PowerBall tickets.
This higher number of entrants is almost certainly why someone did actually win the PowerBall Plus on Friday. However, now that the jackpot is a bit lower, ticket sales are almost certainly going to be less. Better odds for you!
As ever, tickets for PowerBall and PowerBall Plus on Tuesday 20 January 2026 are available right up until 20:30. Thirty minutes before the official draw at 21:00, which you can catch live on e.tv (channel 194). For PowerBall and PowerBall Plus you must pick five numbers from 1 to 50.
And one PowerBall number from 1 to 20. Entry is R5, plus an extra R2.50 for the PowerBall Plus. And if you’re unsure of what numbers to choose, you can always opt for an auto-generated Quick Pick. This was how the R65-million New Year’s Eve Lotto jackpot was won.
WHY NOT TRY YOUR BANKING APP?
There are so many different ways to enter PowerBall and PowerBall Plus on Tuesday 20 January 2026. According to statistics, the most frequent lotto winners in 2025 were through banking apps. However, you can always visit the National Lottery website or dial 1207529# and follow USSD prompts.
Likewise, the National Lottery Mobile App is very popular. Tickets are also available at your nearest participating retailers in-store. Just six numbers stand between you and a cool R180 million in winnings for the PowerBall and PowerBall Plus on Tuesday 20 January 2026. Go get it! We’re rooting for you …
