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Lotto · draw

Wednesday, 27 December 2017

ResultLotto

Single source
  1. 3
  2. 15
  3. 16
  4. 22
  5. 28
  6. 30
  7. 5

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 438 of 1,356 under them

← 2017-12-23All recent draws2017-12-30 →

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 feed3 15 16 22 28 30 + 529 Aug 2026, 09:27 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 27 December 2017 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

75oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 75 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 94% of every possible ticket.

  • sum37th
  • odd21th
  • low50th
  • widest gap48th
  • neighbours63th
  • spread33th
Draw Fingerprints →

Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 66 of each

369times
1577times
1659times
2260times
28

Prize breakdown · 2017-12-27

  • Lines in play≈ 6.0Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outNZ$2.2Mto 201k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 30lines took a prize
  • Match 62 winnerschance said 1.6

Where the money went

  • Match 646%NZ$1.0M
  • Match 417%NZ$374.0K
  • Match 3 + Bonus17%NZ$363.1K
  • 3 other tiers19%NZ$420.3K
Tier1101001k10k100k1MWinners1101001k10k100k1MPrize each
  1. Match 62≈ 1.6 by chance

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65times
3063times

Every number was expected about that many times after 437 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 (3, 15, 22, 28) with the draw of 13 January 2016 — its closest relative in 437 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 63% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (23 December 2017): 15 carried over. Chance says 65% of draws repeat at least one number.

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

114

The numbers add up to 114 — the 36th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 123. Side-by-side numbers: 15–16. 58% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

16 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 2.1× as often as an average ticket — more popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 6% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
NZ$500,000
  • Match 5 + Bonus9≈ 9.4 by chanceNZ$21,037
  • Match 5339≈ 310 by chanceNZ$554
  • Match 4 + Bonus770≈ 774 by chanceNZ$56.00
  • Match 412,467≈ 12k by chanceNZ$30.00
  • Match 3 + Bonus17,291≈ 17k by chanceNZ$21.00
  • Match 3170,588≈ 171k by chance—
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈6.0M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 3 + Bonus — 17,291 winners, 5% more than the 17k 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 + Bonus9NZ$21,037
    Match 5339NZ$554
    Match 4 + Bonus770NZ$56.00
    Match 412,467NZ$30.00
    Match 3 + Bonus17,291NZ$21.00
    Match 3170,588NZ$0.00
    Totals0—