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Oz Lotto · draw

Tuesday, 18 August 2026

ResultOz Lotto

Single source
  1. 9
  2. 13
  3. 21
  4. 38
  5. 39
  6. 40
  7. 41
  8. 6
  9. 44
  10. 46

JackpotA$4,000,000

Top prizeNot wonnext draw advertised at

Rules7/47 + 3/47 · since May 2022draw 223 of 231 under them

← 2026-08-11All recent draws2026-08-25 →

Where this result came from

SourcesOnly Primary (commercial feed) reported this draw, so there is nothing to check it against. Settled 29 Aug 2026, 09:36 UTC.

  • Primarycommercial feed9 13 21 38 39 40 41 + 6 44 4613 Oct 2026, 17:52 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 18 August 2026 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

38oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 38 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 18% of every possible ticket.

  • sum83th
  • odd86th
  • low33th
  • widest gap78th
  • neighbours98th
  • spread25th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 33 of each

934times
1328times
2147times
3832times
39

Prize breakdown · 2026-08-18

  • Paid outA$8.5Mto 184k winning lines
  • 11 winnerA$4.0M

Where the money went

  • 147%A$4.0M
  • 617%A$1.5M
  • 728%A$2.4M
  • 4 other tiers7.4%A$630.4K
Tier1101001k10k100k1MWinners1101001k10k100k1M10MPrize each
  1. 11A$4,000,000
  2. 2

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40times
4028times
4133times

Every number was expected about that many times after 222 draws, and they scatter around it. Warm means more than expected, cool means fewer — and a cold number arriving is exactly what cold numbers do.

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Its nearest twin

Shares 3 of 7 numbers (38, 40, 41) with the draw of 12 August 2025 — its closest relative in 222 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 100% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (11 August 2026): nothing carried over. Chance says 70% of draws repeat at least one number.

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

201

The numbers add up to 201 — the 83th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 168. Side-by-side numbers: 38–39, 39–40, 40–41. 64% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

9 had not appeared for 10 draws. A number waits about 7 on average, and a wait this long was not a signal — the machine has no memory of it.

Gap & “Overdue” Tracker →

How many people held it

A line like this is played about 0.8× as often as an average ticket — less popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 82% of the jackpot.

Illustrative model, calibrated to published studies — not live sales.

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
5
A$33,020
  • 331A$6,294
  • 4310A$484
  • 51,961A$61.25
  • 650,999A$29.15
  • 7130,310A$18.30
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
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    MatchWinnersPrize each
    11A$4,000,000
    25A$33,020
    331A$6,294
    4310A$484
    51,961A$61.25
    650,999A$29.15
    7130,310A$18.30