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Lotto · draw

Saturday, 5 January 2019

ResultLotto

Single source
  1. 2
  2. 4
  3. 20
  4. 23
  5. 24
  6. 34
  7. 31

JackpotNZ$999,999

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 545 of 1,357 under them

← 2019-01-02All recent draws2019-01-09 →

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 4 20 23 24 34 + 3129 Aug 2026, 09:27 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 5 January 2019 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

59oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 59 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 66% of every possible ticket.

  • sum28th
  • odd5th
  • low50th
  • widest gap80th
  • neighbours63th
  • spread62th
Draw Fingerprints →

Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 82 of each

284times
477times
2076times
2382times
24

Prize breakdown · 2019-01-05

  • Lines in play≈ 6.9Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outNZ$2.4Mto 228k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 30lines took a prize
  • Match 63 winnerschance said 1.8

Where the money went

  • Match 642%NZ$1M
  • Match 419%NZ$447.6K
  • Match 3 + Bonus18%NZ$423.6K
  • 3 other tiers21%NZ$494.1K
Tier1101001k10k100k1MWinners1101001k10k100k1MPrize each
  1. Match 63≈ 1.8 by chance

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82times
3477times

Every number was expected about that many times after 544 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 4 of 6 numbers (2, 4, 20, 24) with the draw of 9 June 2018 — its closest relative in 544 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 71% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (2 January 2019): nothing 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: 23–24. 58% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

4 had not appeared for 16 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 1.1× as often as an average ticket — about as popular as most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 12% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
NZ$333,333
  • Match 5 + Bonus7≈ 11 by chanceNZ$31,790
  • Match 5363≈ 355 by chanceNZ$608
  • Match 4 + Bonus847≈ 887 by chanceNZ$60.00
  • Match 413,565≈ 14k by chanceNZ$33.00
  • Match 3 + Bonus17,650≈ 19k by chanceNZ$24.00
  • Match 3195,443≈ 195k by chance—
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈6.9M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 3 + Bonus — 17,650 winners, 7% fewer than the 19k an even spread gives. The real crowd and an even spread agreed closely on this draw.

    Show the published table
    MatchWinnersPrize each
    Match 63NZ$333,333
    Match 5 + Bonus7NZ$31,790
    Match 5363NZ$608
    Match 4 + Bonus847NZ$60.00
    Match 413,565NZ$33.00
    Match 3 + Bonus17,650NZ$24.00
    Match 3195,443NZ$0.00
    Totals0—