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Lotto · draw

Saturday, 19 May 2012

ResultLotto

Single source
  1. 13
  2. 16
  3. 18
  4. 32
  5. 36
  6. 37
  7. 17

JackpotNZ$1,000,000

The crowdHeld about as often as an average linefrom the prize table, not from a model of how people pick

Top prizeNot wonnext draw advertised at

Rules6/40 + 1/40 · since Nov 2011draw 29 of 1,356 under them

← 2012-05-12All recent draws2012-05-26 →

Where this result came from

SourcesOnly Primary (commercial feed) reported this draw, so there is nothing to check it against. Settled 29 Aug 2026, 09:38 UTC.

  • Primarycommercial feed13 16 18 32 36 37 + 1729 Aug 2026, 09:27 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 19 May 2012 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

58oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 58 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 63% of every possible ticket.

  • sum86th
  • odd21th
  • low50th
  • widest gap66th
  • neighbours63th
  • spread19th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 4 of each

1310times
164times
184times
322times
36

Prize breakdown · 2012-05-19

  • Lines in play≈ 8.0Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outNZ$2.8Mto 40k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 200lines took a prize
  • Match 62 winnerschance said 2.1

Where the money went

  • Match 635%NZ$1.0M
  • Match 421%NZ$601.2K
  • Match 3 + Bonus20%NZ$573.2K
  • 3 other tiers23%NZ$644.2K
Tier1101001k10k100kWinners1101001k10k100k1MPrize each
  1. Match 62≈ 2.1 by chance

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5times
371time

Every number was expected about that many times after 28 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.

Frequency Explorer →

Its nearest twin

Shares 3 of 6 numbers (13, 16, 36) with the draw of 12 May 2012 — its closest relative in 28 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 61% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (12 May 2012): 13, 16, 36 carried over. Chance says 65% of draws repeat at least one number.

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

152

The numbers add up to 152 — the 86th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 123. Side-by-side numbers: 36–37. 58% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

37 had not appeared for 23 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 0.3× as often as an average ticket — less popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 38% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
NZ$500,000
  • Match 5 + Bonus10≈ 13 by chanceNZ$28,189
  • Match 5398≈ 413 by chanceNZ$736
  • Match 4 + Bonus951≈ 1.0k by chanceNZ$73.00
  • Match 416,701≈ 17k by chanceNZ$36.00
  • Match 3 + Bonus22,047≈ 22k by chanceNZ$26.00
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈8.0M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 4 + Bonus — 951 winners, 8% fewer than the 1.0k an even spread gives. The real crowd and an even spread agreed closely on this draw.

    Show the published table
    MatchWinnersPrize each
    Match 62NZ$500,000
    Match 5 + Bonus10NZ$28,189
    Match 5398NZ$736
    Match 4 + Bonus951NZ$73.00
    Match 416,701NZ$36.00
    Match 3 + Bonus22,047NZ$26.00