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Lotto · draw

Saturday, 17 December 2022

ResultLotto

Single source
  1. 8
  2. 10
  3. 20
  4. 21
  5. 24
  6. 33
  7. 23

JackpotNZ$999,999

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 957 of 1,359 under them

← 2022-12-14All recent draws2022-12-21 →

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 feed8 10 20 21 24 33 + 2329 Aug 2026, 09:27 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 17 December 2022 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

66oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 66 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 82% of every possible ticket.

  • sum40th
  • odd21th
  • low50th
  • widest gap28th
  • neighbours63th
  • spread23th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 143 of each

8131times
10153times
20144times
21144times
24

Prize breakdown · 2022-12-17

  • Lines in play≈ 8.1Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outNZ$2.5Mto 270k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 30lines took a prize
  • Match 63 winnerschance said 2.1

Where the money went

  • Match 640%NZ$1M
  • Match 420%NZ$496.2K
  • Match 3 + Bonus19%NZ$479.2K
  • 3 other tiers22%NZ$552.8K
Tier1101001k10k100k1MWinners1101001k10k100k1MPrize each
  1. Match 63≈ 2.1 by chance

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152times
33137times

Every number was expected about that many times after 956 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 (10, 20, 24, 33) with the draw of 17 February 2016 — its closest relative in 956 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 88% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (14 December 2022): 33 carried over. Chance says 65% of draws repeat at least one number.

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

116

The numbers add up to 116 — the 39th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 123. Side-by-side numbers: 20–21. 58% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

20 had not appeared for 7 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 1.2× 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$333,333
  • Match 5 + Bonus12≈ 13 by chanceNZ$20,748
  • Match 5351≈ 416 by chanceNZ$704
  • Match 4 + Bonus1,050≈ 1.0k by chanceNZ$54.00
  • Match 416,540≈ 17k by chanceNZ$30.00
  • Match 3 + Bonus22,819≈ 22k by chanceNZ$21.00
  • Match 3229,536≈ 230k by chance—
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈8.1M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 3 + Bonus — 22,819 winners, 3% more than the 22k an even spread gives. The real crowd and an even spread agreed closely on this draw.

    Show the published table
    MatchWinnersPrize each
    Match 63NZ$333,333
    Match 5 + Bonus12NZ$20,748
    Match 5351NZ$704
    Match 4 + Bonus1,050NZ$54.00
    Match 416,540NZ$30.00
    Match 3 + Bonus22,819NZ$21.00
    Match 3229,536NZ$0.00
    Totals270,311—