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Lotto · draw

Wednesday, 5 April 2017

ResultLotto

Single source
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 9
  4. 11
  5. 26
  6. 36
  7. 21

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 362 of 1,359 under them

← 2017-04-01All recent draws2017-04-08 →

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 feed1 2 9 11 26 36 + 2129 Aug 2026, 09:27 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 5 April 2017 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

53oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 53 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 51% of every possible ticket.

  • sum8th
  • odd50th
  • low79th
  • widest gap74th
  • neighbours63th
  • spread82th
Draw Fingerprints →

Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 54 of each

155times
252times
957times
1152times
26

Prize breakdown · 2017-04-05

  • Lines in play≈ 3.8Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outNZ$1.7Mto 128k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 30lines took a prize
  • Match 62 winnerschance said 1.00

Where the money went

  • Match 659%NZ$1M
  • Match 413%NZ$223.6K
  • Match 3 + Bonus13%NZ$218.5K
  • 3 other tiers15%NZ$250.7K
Tier1101001k10k100k1MWinners1101001k10k100k1MPrize each
  1. Match 62≈ 1.00 by chance

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57times
3658times

Every number was expected about that many times after 361 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, 11, 36) with the draw of 11 March 2017 — its closest relative in 361 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 100% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (1 April 2017): 2 carried over. Chance says 65% of draws repeat at least one number.

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

85

The numbers add up to 85 — the 7th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 123. Side-by-side numbers: 1–2. 58% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

26 had not appeared for 26 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 1.3× as often as an average ticket — more popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 10% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
NZ$500,000
  • Match 5 + Bonus8≈ 6.0 by chanceNZ$14,103
  • Match 5201≈ 197 by chanceNZ$557
  • Match 4 + Bonus518≈ 494 by chanceNZ$50.00
  • Match 47,987≈ 7.9k by chanceNZ$28.00
  • Match 3 + Bonus10,923≈ 11k by chanceNZ$20.00
  • Match 3108,823≈ 109k by chance—
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈3.8M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 3 + Bonus — 10,923 winners, 4% more than the 11k 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 + Bonus8NZ$14,103
    Match 5201NZ$557
    Match 4 + Bonus518NZ$50.00
    Match 47,987NZ$28.00
    Match 3 + Bonus10,923NZ$20.00
    Match 3108,823NZ$0.00
    Totals0—