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Lotto · draw

Wednesday, 24 August 2022

ResultLotto

Single source
  1. 6
  2. 18
  3. 24
  4. 29
  5. 30
  6. 34
  7. 31

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 924 of 1,359 under them

← 2022-08-20All recent draws2022-08-27 →

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 18 24 29 30 34 + 3129 Aug 2026, 09:27 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 24 August 2022 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

58oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 58 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 63% of every possible ticket.

  • sum75th
  • odd5th
  • low21th
  • widest gap48th
  • neighbours63th
  • spread38th
Draw Fingerprints →

Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 138 of each

6140times
18141times
24144times
29149times
30

Prize breakdown · 2022-08-24

  • Lines in play≈ 5.8Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outNZ$2.2Mto 192k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 30lines took a prize
  • Match 62 winnerschance said 1.5

Where the money went

  • Match 646%NZ$1M
  • Match 417%NZ$373.6K
  • Match 3 + Bonus17%NZ$362.6K
  • 3 other tiers19%NZ$415.3K
Tier1101001k10k100k1MWinners1101001k10k100k1MPrize each
  1. Match 62≈ 1.5 by chance

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132times
34123times

Every number was expected about that many times after 923 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 3 of 6 numbers (18, 30, 34) with the draw of 16 July 2022 — its closest relative in 923 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 100% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (20 August 2022): 6 carried over. Chance says 65% of draws repeat at least one number.

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

141

The numbers add up to 141 — the 74th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 123. Side-by-side numbers: 29–30. 58% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

18 had not appeared for 11 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 1.0× as often as an average ticket — about as popular as most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 13% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
NZ$500,000
  • Match 5 + Bonus7≈ 9.0 by chanceNZ$26,762
  • Match 5340≈ 297 by chanceNZ$546
  • Match 4 + Bonus683≈ 743 by chanceNZ$62.00
  • Match 412,454≈ 12k by chanceNZ$30.00
  • Match 3 + Bonus15,107≈ 16k by chanceNZ$24.00
  • Match 3163,732≈ 164k by chance—
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈5.8M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 4 + Bonus — 683 winners, 8% fewer than the 743 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 + Bonus7NZ$26,762
    Match 5340NZ$546
    Match 4 + Bonus683NZ$62.00
    Match 412,454NZ$30.00
    Match 3 + Bonus15,107NZ$24.00
    Match 3163,732NZ$0.00
    Totals192,325—