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Lotto · draw

Wednesday, 20 December 2017

ResultLotto

Single source
  1. 1
  2. 3
  3. 12
  4. 14
  5. 17
  6. 33
  7. 40

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 436 of 1,356 under them

← 2017-12-16All recent draws2017-12-23 →

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 feed1 3 12 14 17 33 + 4029 Aug 2026, 09:27 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 20 December 2017 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

37oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 37 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 16% of every possible ticket.

  • sum5th
  • odd79th
  • low95th
  • widest gap80th
  • neighbours21th
  • spread62th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 65 of each

169times
368times
1264times
1472times
17

Prize breakdown · 2017-12-20

  • Lines in play≈ 5.3Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outNZ$2.0Mto 177k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 30lines took a prize
  • Match 61 winnerchance said 1.4

Where the money went

  • Match 651%NZ$1.0M
  • Match 416%NZ$310.2K
  • Match 3 + Bonus16%NZ$304.5K
  • 3 other tiers18%NZ$348.3K
Tier1101001k10k100k1MWinners1101001k10k100k1MPrize each
  1. Match 61≈ 1.4 by chance

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71times
3366times

Every number was expected about that many times after 435 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 3 of 6 numbers (12, 14, 17) with the draw of 30 August 2017 — its closest relative in 435 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 100% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (16 December 2017): 33 carried over. Chance says 65% of draws repeat at least one number.

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

80

The numbers add up to 80 — the 5th 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

1 had not appeared for 15 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$1,000,000
  • Match 5 + Bonus8≈ 8.2 by chanceNZ$19,630
  • Match 5232≈ 272 by chanceNZ$671
  • Match 4 + Bonus636≈ 679 by chanceNZ$56.00
  • Match 410,697≈ 11k by chanceNZ$29.00
  • Match 3 + Bonus15,223≈ 14k by chanceNZ$20.00
  • Match 3149,727≈ 150k by chance—
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈5.3M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 4 + Bonus — 636 winners, 6% fewer than the 679 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 + Bonus8NZ$19,630
    Match 5232NZ$671
    Match 4 + Bonus636NZ$56.00
    Match 410,697NZ$29.00
    Match 3 + Bonus15,223NZ$20.00
    Match 3149,727NZ$0.00
    Totals0—