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Lotto · draw

Wednesday, 16 January 2019

ResultLotto

Single source
  1. 3
  2. 8
  3. 21
  4. 22
  5. 30
  6. 35
  7. 37

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 548 of 1,357 under them

← 2019-01-12All recent draws2019-01-19 →

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 8 21 22 30 35 + 3729 Aug 2026, 09:27 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 16 January 2019 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

77oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 77 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 96% of every possible ticket.

  • sum44th
  • odd50th
  • low21th
  • widest gap58th
  • neighbours63th
  • spread62th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 82 of each

387times
875times
2180times
2281times
30

Prize breakdown · 2019-01-16

  • Lines in play≈ 5.2Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outNZ$1Mto 171k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 30lines took a prize
  • Match 60 winnerschance said 1.3

Where the money went

  • Match 5 + Bonus16%NZ$162.9K
  • Match 433%NZ$326.6K
  • Match 3 + Bonus31%NZ$313.8K
  • 2 other tiers20%NZ$198.7K
Tier1101001k10k100k1MWinners1101001k10k100k1MPrize each
  1. Match 60≈ 1.3 by chance

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79times
3587times

Every number was expected about that many times after 547 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, 21, 22, 30) with the draw of 9 November 2016 — its closest relative in 547 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 71% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (12 January 2019): nothing carried over. Chance says 65% of draws repeat at least one number.

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

119

The numbers add up to 119 — the 43th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 123. Side-by-side numbers: 21–22. 58% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

21 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 1.3× 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 + Bonus5≈ 8.1 by chanceNZ$32,585
  • Match 5226≈ 267 by chanceNZ$715
  • Match 4 + Bonus618≈ 666 by chanceNZ$60.00
  • Match 410,537≈ 11k by chanceNZ$31.00
  • Match 3 + Bonus13,073≈ 14k by chanceNZ$24.00
  • Match 3146,882≈ 147k by chance—
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈5.2M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 3 + Bonus — 13,073 winners, 8% fewer than the 14k an even spread gives. The real crowd and an even spread agreed closely on this draw.

    Show the published table
    MatchWinnersPrize each
    Match 60NZ$1,000,000
    Match 5 + Bonus5NZ$32,585
    Match 5226NZ$715
    Match 4 + Bonus618NZ$60.00
    Match 410,537NZ$31.00
    Match 3 + Bonus13,073NZ$24.00
    Match 3146,882NZ$0.00
    Totals0—