Mega Ball in South Africa: Cards, Lines and the 5x to 100x Mega Ball
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Betway SA
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World Sports Betting
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Mega Ball is Evolution's live bingo-style game show. You buy cards, a machine in the studio draws 20 of its 51 numbered balls, and each card is paid by how many lines it completes. Then one or two Mega Balls are drawn, each with a multiplier from 5x to 100x for any card whose line it completes. At the top of Evolution's paytable, six or more lines and a 100x Mega Ball pay 999,999 to 1.
RTP (return to player): the share of bets the game pays back over time. Here it depends on the bet you pick or when you cash out.
The RTP moves with the bet you pick or the moment you cash out. The game's info screen gives the figures.
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In short
Mega Ball is a live game show by Evolution, released in 2020. Studio figures: RTP 94.61% - 95.40% depending on the bet. Found at 21 casinos we cover, from R0.20 a round at Betway SA. No. 20 in our South African top 100.
What Mega Ball looks like
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Images: Evolution, official game page (games.evolution.com).
Where Mega Ball comes from
Evolution first unveiled Mega Ball at ICE 2020 in February and announced its launch on 24 April 2020. First Person Mega Ball, an RNG version you play at your own pace, came out alongside it and is a separate game with its own rules.
How Mega Ball works
Each card is a five-by-five grid of 24 numbers in random order, with a free square in the centre that counts as marked. One card value applies to all your cards, within the table's Bet Limits in rand, and buttons buy 1, 10, 25 or 100 cards at a time.
How many cards a round allows depends on the table: Evolution's page says "up to 200 per game round" in one place and "up to 400 cards" in another, and each table states its own maximum. While betting is open, REFRESH NUMBERS changes a card's numbers.
When betting closes, the machine draws 20 of its 51 balls. Matching numbers are marked for you, the card closest to a win moves to the top, and the numbers it still needs glow gold with what they would pay.
A line is five marked squares across, down or corner to corner. A card has 12 such lines, and Evolution's launch release says "Up to 12 lines per card are available", but the rules say "You can win up to 9 lines per card". At most 22 balls are drawn, so at least two numbers stay unmarked, and two gaps always break three lines or more, leaving nine at most.
Mega Ball payouts by the number of lines
Each pay runs from the plain rate to the rate with a 100x Mega Ball. The last column is what a R1 card returns, stake included. The table's Bet Limits panel also caps what one round can pay.
| Lines on one card | No multiplier | 100x Mega Ball | A R1 card returns (our sum) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 line | 1x (push) | 99 : 1 | R1 or R100 |
| 2 lines | 4 : 1 | 499 : 1 | R5 or R500 |
| 3 lines | 49 : 1 | 4,999 : 1 | R50 or R5,000 |
| 4 lines | 249 : 1 | 24,999 : 1 | R250 or R25,000 |
| 5 lines | 999 : 1 | 99,999 : 1 | R1,000 or R100,000 |
| 6 or more lines | 9,999 : 1 | 999,999 : 1 | R10,000 or R1,000,000 |
The Mega Ball round: one or two extra balls with a multiplier
After the twentieth ball come one or two Mega Ball rounds. Each starts with a multiplier from 5x to 100x on the studio screen, then a physical ball is drawn and its number is the Mega Ball.
If that number completes a line on your card, the whole card's pay is multiplied: a second line completed by a 10x Mega Ball returns R50 per R1 card instead of R5. If it completes nothing, it is marked as an ordinary number.
Two Mega Balls in one card's lines do not stack: the card takes the higher multiplier. The recent multipliers on screen are a record, not a forecast, since Evolution calls them RNG-based and random.
How many cards to buy, and what it does to the return
Your stake is the number of cards times the card value: 100 cards at R1 cost R100 a round. Each card is paid on its own lines, so more cards mean more chances in one draw and more money riding on it.
The return does not improve with volume. Evolution's rules give "95.40%, based on 1 card", in a range of 94.61%-95.40%. Some tables show an alternative wording instead: 96.12% "based on 1 card and minimum bet", in a range of 94.61%-96.12%. Either way, the best figure is for a single card.
On tables that sell up to 400 cards, the rules give the chance of the top prize, six or more lines with exactly 100x: "approximately one in 13.4 billion" at 1 card and "approximately one in 33.4 million" at 400. That is roughly 400 times the chance for 400 times the stake.
Rules worth knowing before you buy cards
- Repeat and undo. REPEAT buys the same cards as last round. UNDO removes the last packet added, and holding it removes all your cards.
- A dropped connection does not void your cards. Bought cards stay valid and are settled without you, with the result in your History window when you reconnect.
- A malfunction voids the round. The round and all its payouts are void, and the bets are returned.
Mega Ball RTP and volatility
Evolution gives Mega Ball's return to player as 94.61% - 95.40% depending on the bet.
Top payout: 999,999 to 1 per card.
Paying for Mega Ball in rand
We found Mega Ball at 21 casinos. All take cash vouchers and cards, 19 take Ozow and 14 take Capitec Pay.
The lowest minimum deposit among them is R1, at World Sports Betting and Hollywoodbets.
Winnings are paid to a bank account in your own name, after the FICA check.
Get FICA done first (the ID and address check every licensed site runs) · How to deposit in rand · Every payment method
Is Mega Ball legal in South Africa?
Mega Ball is a live dealer game. In South Africa you find it at licensed bookmakers, next to their sports markets.
All 21 operators we list for Mega Ball hold a South African provincial licence.
Before you play with real money
Set a budget and a deposit limit before your first round. If it stops being fun, the South African Responsible Gambling Foundation helpline is free on 0800 006 008.
Pros, cons and verdict
- Easy to follow: the draw marks and sorts your cards
- One card already gets the best RTP in Evolution's rules
- Bought cards are settled even if your connection drops
- One line without a Mega Ball multiplier only returns the card's stake
- More cards never lift the RTP above the one-card figure, and Evolution's range goes down to 94.61%
- The 999,999 to 1 top pay needs six or more lines and exactly 100x
- What one round can pay in total is limited by the table
Mega Ball is a bingo draw with a paytable that runs from a push on one line to 999,999 to 1. A card needs two lines to profit unless a Mega Ball completes its only line, and the headline pays need six or more lines and a 100x multiplier together. With the best return on a single card, more cards buy more action, not better value.
Mega Ball FAQ
What is the most Mega Ball can pay?
999,999 to 1 per card, for six or more lines with a 100x Mega Ball: 1,000,000 times the card value with the stake, the "up to 1,000,000x their bet" of the launch release. The rules also cap what a whole round can pay, shown on the table's Bet Limits panel.
How many balls are drawn in Mega Ball?
Twenty of the 51 balls in the studio machine, after betting closes. Then one or two Mega Balls follow, each with a 5x to 100x multiplier.
Do more cards give a better RTP?
No. The best RTP is for one card: 95.40%, in a range of 94.61% to 95.40%, or 96.12% at the minimum bet in the alternative wording. More cards mean more chances in each draw at a higher cost per round.
Is Mega Ball the same as First Person Mega Ball?
No. First Person Mega Ball is Evolution's RNG version, launched alongside the live game in 2020, which you play at your own pace, with its own rules. This page and its casino list cover the live game with a presenter.
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Where to play Mega Ball in South Africa
Licensed South African operators where we have found Mega Ball, with each one's licence and our score. Ordered by that score. How we score Offers checked September 2026.
Hollywoodbets
4.9
Betway SA
4.9
SuperSportBet
4.9
Lulabet
4.9
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