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Lotto · draw

Saturday, 26 May 2018

ResultLotto

Single source
  1. 2
  2. 13
  3. 17
  4. 18
  5. 36
  6. 37
  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 481 of 1,357 under them

← 2018-05-23All recent draws2018-05-30 →

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 feed2 13 17 18 36 37 + 4029 Aug 2026, 09:27 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 26 May 2018 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

53oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 53 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 50% of every possible ticket.

  • sum50th
  • odd50th
  • low79th
  • widest gap89th
  • neighbours91th
  • spread82th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 72 of each

273times
1379times
1778times
1877times
36

Prize breakdown · 2018-05-26

  • Lines in play≈ 7.2Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outNZ$2.5Mto 240k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 30lines took a prize
  • Match 61 winnerchance said 1.9

Where the money went

  • Match 641%NZ$1M
  • Match 419%NZ$477.1K
  • Match 3 + Bonus18%NZ$451.1K
  • 3 other tiers21%NZ$526.5K
Tier1101001k10k100k1MWinners1101001k10k100k1MPrize each
  1. Match 61≈ 1.9 by chance

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77times
3772times

Every number was expected about that many times after 480 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 (13, 18, 36, 37) with the draw of 19 May 2012 — its closest relative in 480 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 66% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (23 May 2018): nothing carried over. Chance says 65% of draws repeat at least one number.

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

123

The numbers add up to 123 — the 49th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 123. Side-by-side numbers: 17–18, 36–37. 58% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

18 had not appeared for 18 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 0.5× as often as an average ticket — less popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 26% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
NZ$1,000,000
  • Match 5 + Bonus8≈ 11 by chanceNZ$29,667
  • Match 5328≈ 372 by chanceNZ$718
  • Match 4 + Bonus866≈ 930 by chanceNZ$62.00
  • Match 414,031≈ 15k by chanceNZ$34.00
  • Match 3 + Bonus19,615≈ 20k by chanceNZ$23.00
  • Match 3205,042≈ 205k 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 — 866 winners, 7% fewer than the 930 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$29,667
    Match 5328NZ$718
    Match 4 + Bonus866NZ$62.00
    Match 414,031NZ$34.00
    Match 3 + Bonus19,615NZ$23.00
    Match 3205,042NZ$0.00
    Totals0—