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Lotto · draw

Wednesday, 2 August 2017

ResultLotto

Single source
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 6
  4. 8
  5. 26
  6. 28
  7. 29

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 396 of 1,356 under them

← 2017-07-29All recent draws2017-08-05 →

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 feed1 2 6 8 26 28 + 2929 Aug 2026, 09:27 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 2 August 2017 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

36oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 36 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 16% of every possible ticket.

  • sum2th
  • odd5th
  • low79th
  • widest gap89th
  • neighbours63th
  • spread33th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 59 of each

164times
260times
655times
853times
26

Prize breakdown · 2017-08-02

  • Lines in play≈ 5.0Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outNZ$1.8Mto 165k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 30lines took a prize
  • Match 61 winnerchance said 1.3

Where the money went

  • Match 655%NZ$1.0M
  • Match 415%NZ$271.2K
  • Match 3 + Bonus14%NZ$258.5K
  • 3 other tiers16%NZ$301.4K
Tier1101001k10k100k1MWinners1101001k10k100k1MPrize each
  1. Match 61≈ 1.3 by chance

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67times
2858times

Every number was expected about that many times after 395 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 4 of 6 numbers (1, 2, 26, 28) with the draw of 19 April 2017 — its closest relative in 395 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 59% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (29 July 2017): nothing carried over. Chance says 65% of draws repeat at least one number.

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

71

The numbers add up to 71 — the 2th 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

28 had not appeared for 19 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 2.7× as often as an average ticket — more popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 5% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
NZ$1,000,000
  • Match 5 + Bonus7≈ 7.8 by chanceNZ$19,395
  • Match 5301≈ 256 by chanceNZ$447
  • Match 4 + Bonus622≈ 640 by chanceNZ$50.00
  • Match 410,848≈ 10k by chanceNZ$25.00
  • Match 3 + Bonus12,309≈ 14k by chanceNZ$21.00
  • Match 3141,105≈ 141k by chance—
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈5.0M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 3 + Bonus — 12,309 winners, 10% fewer than the 14k 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 + Bonus7NZ$19,395
    Match 5301NZ$447
    Match 4 + Bonus622NZ$50.00
    Match 410,848NZ$25.00
    Match 3 + Bonus12,309NZ$21.00
    Match 3141,105NZ$0.00
    Totals0—