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Lotto · draw

Wednesday, 20 April 2022

ResultLotto

Single source
  1. 3
  2. 4
  3. 15
  4. 17
  5. 19
  6. 34
  7. 11

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 888 of 1,359 under them

← 2022-04-16All recent draws2022-04-23 →

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 4 15 17 19 34 + 1129 Aug 2026, 09:27 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 20 April 2022 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

49oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 49 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 39% of every possible ticket.

  • sum12th
  • odd79th
  • low95th
  • widest gap74th
  • neighbours63th
  • spread56th
Draw Fingerprints →

Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 133 of each

3126times
4129times
15151times
17148times
19

Prize breakdown · 2022-04-20

  • Lines in play≈ 6.0Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outNZ$2.2Mto 202k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 30lines took a prize
  • Match 61 winnerchance said 1.6

Where the money went

  • Match 646%NZ$1M
  • Match 417%NZ$373.7K
  • Match 3 + Bonus17%NZ$360.4K
  • 3 other tiers19%NZ$419.9K
Tier1101001k10k100k1MWinners1101001k10k100k1MPrize each
  1. Match 61≈ 1.6 by chance

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154times
34120times

Every number was expected about that many times after 887 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, 4, 19, 34) with the draw of 24 November 2012 — its closest relative in 887 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 86% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (16 April 2022): 4 carried over. Chance says 65% of draws repeat at least one number.

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

92

The numbers add up to 92 — the 12th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 123. Side-by-side numbers: 3–4. 58% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

19 had not appeared for 23 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$1,000,000
  • Match 5 + Bonus10≈ 9.4 by chanceNZ$18,905
  • Match 5303≈ 310 by chanceNZ$619
  • Match 4 + Bonus788≈ 774 by chanceNZ$55.00
  • Match 412,055≈ 12k by chanceNZ$31.00
  • Match 3 + Bonus18,020≈ 17k by chanceNZ$20.00
  • Match 3170,686≈ 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 — 18,020 winners, 9% 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 61NZ$1,000,000
    Match 5 + Bonus10NZ$18,905
    Match 5303NZ$619
    Match 4 + Bonus788NZ$55.00
    Match 412,055NZ$31.00
    Match 3 + Bonus18,020NZ$20.00
    Match 3170,686NZ$0.00
    Totals201,863—