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Lotto · draw

Wednesday, 27 April 2022

ResultLotto

Single source
  1. 12
  2. 16
  3. 19
  4. 24
  5. 25
  6. 37
  7. 1

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 890 of 1,359 under them

← 2022-04-23All recent draws2022-04-30 →

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 feed12 16 19 24 25 37 + 129 Aug 2026, 09:27 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 27 April 2022 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

81oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 81 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 98% of every possible ticket.

  • sum64th
  • odd50th
  • low50th
  • widest gap48th
  • neighbours63th
  • spread23th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 133 of each

12136times
16129times
19156times
24136times
25

Prize breakdown · 2022-04-27

  • Lines in play≈ 7.4Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outNZ$2.4Mto 247k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 30lines took a prize
  • Match 62 winnerschance said 1.9

Where the money went

  • Match 641%NZ$1M
  • Match 419%NZ$468.5K
  • Match 3 + Bonus18%NZ$448.2K
  • 3 other tiers21%NZ$521.8K
Tier1101001k10k100k1MWinners1101001k10k100k1MPrize each
  1. Match 62≈ 1.9 by chance

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134times
37123times

Every number was expected about that many times after 889 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 (12, 16, 19, 25) with the draw of 29 January 2022 — its closest relative in 889 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 86% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (23 April 2022): 19 carried over. Chance says 65% of draws repeat at least one number.

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

133

The numbers add up to 133 — the 64th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 123. Side-by-side numbers: 24–25. 58% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

12 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 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 14% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
NZ$500,000
  • Match 5 + Bonus9≈ 12 by chanceNZ$26,109
  • Match 5352≈ 382 by chanceNZ$662
  • Match 4 + Bonus912≈ 955 by chanceNZ$59.00
  • Match 415,112≈ 15k by chanceNZ$31.00
  • Match 3 + Bonus20,371≈ 20k by chanceNZ$22.00
  • Match 3210,496≈ 210k by chance—
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈7.4M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 4 + Bonus — 912 winners, 4% fewer than the 955 an even spread gives. The real crowd and an even spread agreed closely on this draw.

    Show the published table
    MatchWinnersPrize each
    Match 62NZ$500,000
    Match 5 + Bonus9NZ$26,109
    Match 5352NZ$662
    Match 4 + Bonus912NZ$59.00
    Match 415,112NZ$31.00
    Match 3 + Bonus20,371NZ$22.00
    Match 3210,496NZ$0.00
    Totals247,254—