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Lotto · draw

Wednesday, 2 March 2016

ResultLotto

Single source
  1. 5
  2. 11
  3. 21
  4. 22
  5. 26
  6. 36
  7. 6

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 248 of 1,356 under them

← 2016-02-27All recent draws2016-03-05 →

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 feed5 11 21 22 26 36 + 629 Aug 2026, 09:27 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 2 March 2016 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

76oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 76 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 95% of every possible ticket.

  • sum47th
  • odd50th
  • low21th
  • widest gap28th
  • neighbours63th
  • spread56th
Draw Fingerprints →

Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 37 of each

531times
1131times
2138times
2230times
26

Prize breakdown · 2016-03-02

  • Lines in play≈ 4.0Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outNZ$1.8Mto 19k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 204lines took a prize
  • Match 62 winnerschance said 1.0

Where the money went

  • Match 656%NZ$1.0M
  • Match 415%NZ$266.2K
  • Match 3 + Bonus14%NZ$250.6K
  • 3 other tiers16%NZ$281.8K
Tier1101001k10k100kWinners1101001k10k100k1MPrize each
  1. Match 62≈ 1.0 by chance

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40times
3637times

Every number was expected about that many times after 247 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 (5, 11, 22) with the draw of 20 February 2016 — its closest relative in 247 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 100% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (27 February 2016): 22 carried over. Chance says 65% of draws repeat at least one number.

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

121

The numbers add up to 121 — the 46th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 123. Side-by-side numbers: 21–22. 58% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

26 had not appeared for 13 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 1.0× as often as an average ticket — about as popular as most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 13% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
NZ$500,000
  • Match 5 + Bonus12≈ 6.2 by chanceNZ$10,266
  • Match 5192≈ 204 by chanceNZ$667
  • Match 4 + Bonus501≈ 511 by chanceNZ$61.00
  • Match 47,828≈ 8.2k by chanceNZ$34.00
  • Match 3 + Bonus10,897≈ 11k by chanceNZ$23.00
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈4.0M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 4 — 7,828 winners, 4% fewer than the 8.2k 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 + Bonus12NZ$10,266
    Match 5192NZ$667
    Match 4 + Bonus501NZ$61.00
    Match 47,828NZ$34.00
    Match 3 + Bonus10,897NZ$23.00
    Match 30—
    Totals0—