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Lotto · draw

Saturday, 2 December 2017

ResultLotto

Single source
  1. 2
  2. 14
  3. 15
  4. 21
  5. 23
  6. 32
  7. 18

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 431 of 1,356 under them

← 2017-11-29All recent draws2017-12-06 →

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 14 15 21 23 32 + 1829 Aug 2026, 09:27 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

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

87oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 87 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 100% of every possible ticket.

  • sum28th
  • odd50th
  • low50th
  • widest gap48th
  • neighbours63th
  • spread50th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 65 of each

264times
1471times
1574times
2164times
23

Prize breakdown · 2017-12-02

  • Lines in play≈ 7.2Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outNZ$2.4Mto 241k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 30lines took a prize
  • Match 62 winnerschance said 1.9

Where the money went

  • Match 641%NZ$1.0M
  • Match 419%NZ$468.2K
  • Match 3 + Bonus19%NZ$451.6K
  • 3 other tiers21%NZ$519.3K
Tier1101001k10k100k1MWinners1101001k10k100k1MPrize each
  1. Match 62≈ 1.9 by chance

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62times
3266times

Every number was expected about that many times after 430 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.

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Its nearest twin

Shares 4 of 6 numbers (2, 14, 21, 23) with the draw of 12 August 2017 — its closest relative in 430 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 62% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (29 November 2017): 14 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. Side-by-side numbers: 14–15. 58% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

21 had not appeared for 17 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 0.9× as often as an average ticket — about as popular as most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 14% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
NZ$500,000
  • Match 5 + Bonus12≈ 11 by chanceNZ$19,506
  • Match 5340≈ 371 by chanceNZ$683
  • Match 4 + Bonus964≈ 927 by chanceNZ$55.00
  • Match 414,630≈ 15k by chanceNZ$32.00
  • Match 3 + Bonus20,528≈ 20k by chanceNZ$22.00
  • Match 3204,311≈ 204k by chance—
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈7.2M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 4 + Bonus — 964 winners, 4% more than the 927 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$19,506
    Match 5340NZ$683
    Match 4 + Bonus964NZ$55.00
    Match 414,630NZ$32.00
    Match 3 + Bonus20,528NZ$22.00
    Match 3204,311NZ$0.00
    Totals0—