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Lotto · draw

Wednesday, 28 April 2021

ResultLotto

Single source
  1. 6
  2. 7
  3. 18
  4. 23
  5. 35
  6. 40
  7. 17

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 786 of 1,359 under them

← 2021-04-24All recent draws2021-05-01 →

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 feed6 7 18 23 35 40 + 1729 Aug 2026, 09:27 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 28 April 2021 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

83oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 83 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 99% of every possible ticket.

  • sum59th
  • odd50th
  • low50th
  • widest gap48th
  • neighbours63th
  • spread75th
Draw Fingerprints →

Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 118 of each

6113times
7116times
18123times
23127times
35

Prize breakdown · 2021-04-28

  • Lines in play≈ 6.1Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outNZ$2.2Mto 203k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 30lines took a prize
  • Match 64 winnerschance said 1.6

Where the money went

  • Match 646%NZ$1M
  • Match 417%NZ$376.9K
  • Match 3 + Bonus17%NZ$374.8K
  • 3 other tiers19%NZ$419K
Tier1101001k10k100k1MWinners1101001k10k100k1MPrize each
  1. Match 64≈ 1.6 by chance

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127times
40120times

Every number was expected about that many times after 785 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 3 of 6 numbers (6, 23, 35) with the draw of 10 April 2021 — its closest relative in 785 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 100% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (24 April 2021): nothing carried over. Chance says 65% of draws repeat at least one number.

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

129

The numbers add up to 129 — the 58th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 123. Side-by-side numbers: 6–7. 58% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

7 had not appeared for 13 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 0.9× as often as an average ticket — about as popular as most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 15% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
NZ$250,000
  • Match 5 + Bonus9≈ 9.5 by chanceNZ$20,989
  • Match 5313≈ 313 by chanceNZ$599
  • Match 4 + Bonus761≈ 783 by chanceNZ$56.00
  • Match 412,158≈ 13k by chanceNZ$31.00
  • Match 3 + Bonus17,035≈ 17k by chanceNZ$22.00
  • Match 3172,653≈ 173k by chance—
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈6.1M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 4 — 12,158 winners, 3% fewer than the 13k an even spread gives. The real crowd and an even spread agreed closely on this draw.

    Show the published table
    MatchWinnersPrize each
    Match 64NZ$250,000
    Match 5 + Bonus9NZ$20,989
    Match 5313NZ$599
    Match 4 + Bonus761NZ$56.00
    Match 412,158NZ$31.00
    Match 3 + Bonus17,035NZ$22.00
    Match 3172,653NZ$0.00
    Totals202,933—