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Lotto · draw

Wednesday, 22 November 2017

ResultLotto

Single source
  1. 5
  2. 8
  3. 12
  4. 18
  5. 28
  6. 36
  7. 40

JackpotNZ$1,000,002

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 428 of 1,357 under them

← 2017-11-18All recent draws2017-11-25 →

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 8 12 18 28 36 + 4029 Aug 2026, 09:27 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 22 November 2017 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

49oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 49 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 40% of every possible ticket.

  • sum28th
  • odd5th
  • low79th
  • widest gap28th
  • neighbours21th
  • spread56th
Draw Fingerprints →

Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 64 of each

554times
856times
1263times
1871times
28

Prize breakdown · 2017-11-22

  • Lines in play≈ 15Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outNZ$3.7Mto 503k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 30lines took a prize
  • Match 66 winnerschance said 3.9

Where the money went

  • Match 627%NZ$1.0M
  • Match 423%NZ$869.0K
  • Match 3 + Bonus23%NZ$858.2K
  • 3 other tiers27%NZ$985.8K
Tier1101001k10k100k1MWinners1101001k10k100k1MPrize each
  1. Match 66≈ 3.9 by chance

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63times
3671times

Every number was expected about that many times after 427 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 (12, 28, 36) with the draw of 18 November 2017 — its closest relative in 427 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 100% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (18 November 2017): 12, 28, 36 carried over. Chance says 65% of draws repeat at least one number.

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

107

The numbers add up to 107 — the 27th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 123. No two numbers side by side. 58% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

5 had not appeared for 5 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 1.2× 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$166,667
  • Match 5 + Bonus30≈ 23 by chanceNZ$14,788
  • Match 5782≈ 774 by chanceNZ$563
  • Match 4 + Bonus1,959≈ 1.9k by chanceNZ$52.00
  • Match 432,184≈ 31k by chanceNZ$27.00
  • Match 3 + Bonus40,865≈ 41k by chanceNZ$21.00
  • Match 3426,775≈ 427k by chance—
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈15M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 4 — 32,184 winners, 4% more than the 31k an even spread gives. The real crowd and an even spread agreed closely on this draw.

    Show the published table
    MatchWinnersPrize each
    Match 66NZ$166,667
    Match 5 + Bonus30NZ$14,788
    Match 5782NZ$563
    Match 4 + Bonus1,959NZ$52.00
    Match 432,184NZ$27.00
    Match 3 + Bonus40,865NZ$21.00
    Match 3426,775NZ$0.00
    Totals0—