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Lotto · draw

Wednesday, 20 April 2016

ResultLotto

Single source
  1. 2
  2. 3
  3. 9
  4. 12
  5. 21
  6. 26
  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 262 of 1,356 under them

← 2016-04-16All recent draws2016-04-23 →

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 feed2 3 9 12 21 26 + 1729 Aug 2026, 09:27 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 20 April 2016 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

50oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 50 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 42% of every possible ticket.

  • sum3th
  • odd50th
  • low79th
  • widest gap19th
  • neighbours63th
  • spread19th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 39 of each

238times
337times
943times
1240times
21

Prize breakdown · 2016-04-20

  • Lines in play≈ 4.4Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outNZ$1.8Mto 22k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 199lines took a prize
  • Match 61 winnerchance said 1.1

Where the money went

  • Match 657%NZ$1.0M
  • Match 414%NZ$247.2K
  • Match 3 + Bonus14%NZ$242.2K
  • 3 other tiers15%NZ$266.7K
Tier1101001k10k100kWinners1101001k10k100k1MPrize each
  1. Match 61≈ 1.1 by chance

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41times
2641times

Every number was expected about that many times after 261 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 (9, 12, 21) with the draw of 12 March 2016 — its closest relative in 261 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 100% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (16 April 2016): 3 carried over. Chance says 65% of draws repeat at least one number.

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

73

The numbers add up to 73 — the 3th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 123. Side-by-side numbers: 2–3. 58% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

2 had not appeared for 16 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 2.9× as often as an average ticket — more popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 4% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
NZ$1,000,000
  • Match 5 + Bonus11≈ 6.9 by chanceNZ$10,602
  • Match 5232≈ 227 by chanceNZ$523
  • Match 4 + Bonus587≈ 568 by chanceNZ$49.00
  • Match 49,154≈ 9.1k by chanceNZ$27.00
  • Match 3 + Bonus12,112≈ 12k by chanceNZ$20.00
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈4.4M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 4 + Bonus — 587 winners, 3% more than the 568 an even spread gives. The real crowd and an even spread agreed closely on this draw.

    Show the published table
    MatchWinnersPrize each
    Match 61NZ$1,000,000
    Match 5 + Bonus11NZ$10,602
    Match 5232NZ$523
    Match 4 + Bonus587NZ$49.00
    Match 49,154NZ$27.00
    Match 3 + Bonus12,112NZ$20.00
    Match 30—
    Totals0—