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Lottery draw updates: SA, Canada, Philippines, NZ

Overview

Lottery activities across South Africa, Canada, the Philippines, and New Zealand have seen various jackpot wins and unclaimed prizes through July and August 2026.

In South Africa, early July draws saw prize pools totaling approximately R16.2 million. By July 22, estimates for the main Lotto, Lotto Plus 1, and Lotto Plus 5 Max rose to R21 million, R3 million, and R5 million respectively. On July 29, it was confirmed that the R20,082,438 Lotto 5 Max jackpot was claimed via the FNB banking app, with a R3.85 million second prize won through the Capitec app.

Canada’s Lotto Max reported an unclaimed $15 million jackpot on July 3, followed by an unclaimed $20 million jackpot on July 21. The prize pool was scheduled to increase to $25 million for subsequent draws.

The Philippines’ Charity Sweepstakes Office held a 6/45 Mega Lotto draw on July 24, awarding a ₱17.8 million jackpot.

New Zealand has experienced several significant payouts and rollovers. Following a $1 million First Division win in Christchurch on July 8, a player from Napier won a $1 million Lotto First Division prize via MyLotto on August 8. While the Powerball jackpot remained unclaimed at that time, the Strike Four jackpot was also set to increase to $400,000.

By August 22, the New Zealand Powerball had not been won during draw 2614, resulting in a rollover to a jackpot set to reach $20 million. During that same draw, four players won $250,000 each in the Lotto First Division, and the Strike Four jackpot rolled over to $700,000.

Entities

Lotto New Zealand · Southland region (New Zealand) · National Lottery (South Africa) · Spire Lotto · Te Puna Tahua NZ Lottery Grants Board

Timeline

  1. 21 days ago

    [BUSINESS] 2 sources
    Lottery results show jackpot rollovers in New Zealand and UK

    Lottery draws in New Zealand and the UK report various winners, with the New Zealand Powerball rolling over to a $20 million jackpot.

  2. about 1 month ago

    [CULTURE] 2 sources
    Lotto New Zealand announces $1 million First Division winner

    A Lotto New Zealand player from Napier won $1 million in the August 8, 2026, draw. The Powerball jackpot increases to $10 million for Wednesday.

  3. about 1 month ago

    [BUSINESS] 2 sources
    Lottery Winners in New Zealand and South Africa Claim Major Prizes

    Southland, New Zealand, logged multiple Lotto wins, while South Africa's National Lottery paid out a R20 million jackpot and a R3.85 million prize, underscoring sizable lottery payouts in both nations.

  4. about 2 months ago

    [CULTURE] 5 sources
    Lottery draws and $1 million win reported in Philippines, New Zealand, South Africa and Canada

    Lottery draws were held in the Philippines (₱17.8 m jackpot), New Zealand ($1 m win), South Africa (R21 m‑R5 m prize pools) and Canada ($20 m jackpot unclaimed).

  5. 2 months ago

    [BUSINESS] 5 sources
    National lottery draws in South Africa and Canada post results, no jackpots claimed

    South Africa's Lotto draw on 4 July 2026 posted prize pools up to R12 million; Canada's 3 July Lotto Max saw a $15 million jackpot go unclaimed, with Maxplus prizes won in BC.

Sources

business.scoop.co.nz · chesterfield-fc.co.uk · iusathletics.com · kicks105.com · narcity.com · newsfeed.ph · nigerianewspapers.com.ng · quickread.co.za · thesouthafrican.com · whatsoninvers.nz · wynikilotto.net.pl

This summary has been updated 2 times: see revision history