SportyBet's Sporty 12 jackpot for this weekend, round number 20261018, was showing NGN 74,747,330 on the Nigerian site on Friday morning, 16 October 2026. To take it, a punter must call all 12 selected matches on 17 and 18 October correctly, from Brentford v Liverpool to Málaga v Real Sociedad.
| Sporty 12 | At a glance |
|---|---|
| Game | Predict 12 matches picked by SportyBet: 1, X or 2 |
| Current round | No. 20261018, matches on 17 and 18 October 2026 |
| Jackpot shown | NGN 74,747,330 (16 October, morning) |
| Cost per combination | NGN 100 |
| Betting closes | Saturday, 3pm Nigeria time |
| Other prizes | 11 and 10 correct predictions |
| Possible outcomes | 531,441 combinations |
| Age limit | 18+ |
How the Sporty 12 jackpot works
The format is simple. Every week SportyBet publishes a coupon of 12 fixtures, and the punter picks home win, draw or away win for each. New to SportyBet? There is no welcome bonus on offer right now, as our SportyBet sign-up bonus page explains.
This weekend's list leans on England, Spain and France: Brentford v Liverpool, Bristol City v Sheffield United, Derby v Stoke, Newcastle v Aston Villa, Valencia v Athletic, Angers v Marseille, Bournemouth v Sunderland, Leeds v Man Utd, Celta v Alavés, Le Havre v Auxerre, Paris FC v Rennes and Málaga v Real Sociedad. Two of those games are in the Championship, which tells you the coupon is not built only from the matches Nigerian punters watch most closely.
The banner on the jackpot page adds a line many players skip. “Prizes for 11 and 10 correct predictions too!” it reads. Twelve from 12 is the headline, but the rules also pay consolation prizes to tickets with 11 or 10 right. If several tickets get all 12, the jackpot is shared among every winner. The banner figure is not guaranteed to land in one account.
How to play jackpot on SportyBet, step by step
The How to play page sets out a short process.
- Register a SportyBet account and keep at least NGN 100 in it.
- Open the Jackpot tab and choose 1, X or 2 for each of the 12 matches.
- Add extra picks on any match if you want; each additional combination costs another NGN 100.
- Or use Jackpot Rush, which picks one outcome per match at random for a fixed NGN 100.
- Place the bet before Saturday at 3pm Nigeria time.
Once placed, a jackpot bet cannot be cancelled, changed or refunded. Check it twice. Doubling up on one match doubles the number of lines. Pick two outcomes on three games and you are already paying for eight combinations, NGN 800 in all. If you have not yet opened an account, our guide on how to open a SportyBet account walks through registration.
What happens when a match is void
Read the small print. Postponements happen often enough for it to matter. Under SportyBet's rules, a match that is stopped, postponed or cancelled and not replayed within 48 hours is removed from the round. The prizes are then cut, so that 12 correct pays 30 per cent of the Super Jackpot, 11 correct pays 40 per cent of the second prize and 10 correct pays 50 per cent of the third prize.
Two or more void matches? Then the whole round is cancelled and stakes are refunded.
What last weekend's results show
The Previous Results section, where SportyBet publishes scores and payouts, gives a sober picture of round 20261011, played on 10 and 11 October. No 12 out of 12 line was displayed. Twenty six tickets got 11 out of 12 and were paid NGN 267,876 each, while 360 tickets with 10 out of 12 received NGN 4,836.65 each.
No jackpot winner was shown. That is the real shape of the game.
The arithmetic explains why. With three possible outcomes on each of 12 matches there are 3 to the power of 12, or 531,441, different combinations, and covering every one of them at NGN 100 a line would cost NGN 53,144,100, a sum far beyond any normal weekly budget that would still come with no promise of keeping the jackpot to yourself. Real matches are not coin tosses, of course, and favourites win more often than outsiders. Even so, one NGN 100 line is a long shot. A very long one. Winnings, when they come, go to the account balance, and our guide on how to withdraw money from SportyBet covers the next step.
Our view on jackpot predictions
Searches for SportyBet jackpot prediction bring up pages promising sure picks for all 12 games, and we do not publish them. Nobody knows how Leeds v Man Utd will finish. A list of guesses sold as certainty does readers no favours.
What a punter can control is the stake. Nothing else. Set a limit. Decide before Saturday how much you are willing to lose on the round, treat it as entertainment rather than income, and stop there.
Licensing is the other check. “SportyBet Nigeria is licensed by National Lottery Regulatory Commission (NLRC) under License No 0001014,” the site footer states. Since the Supreme Court ruling of 22 November 2024, gaming has largely been regulated by the states. The Lagos State Lotteries and Gaming Authority's published register lists Sportybet, operated by Marawin Limited, for online sports betting and online casino, with a licence running from 5 January 2026 to 4 January 2027. Our page on registered lottery companies in Nigeria explains the wider picture. Betting is for adults aged 18 and over; if it stops being fun, SportyBet's support lines are 07008888888 and 09088999988.
This article was most recently revised and updated 4 days ago
