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Lotto · draw

Saturday, 17 February 2024

ResultLotto

Single source
  1. 5
  2. 6
  3. 10
  4. 22
  5. 24
  6. 34
  7. 26

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 1,079 of 1,359 under them

← 2024-02-14All recent draws2024-02-21 →

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 feed5 6 10 22 24 34 + 2629 Aug 2026, 09:27 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 17 February 2024 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

68oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 68 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 85% of every possible ticket.

  • sum21th
  • odd5th
  • low50th
  • widest gap48th
  • neighbours63th
  • spread43th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 162 of each

5156times
6157times
10171times
22172times
24

Prize breakdown · 2024-02-17

  • 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$492.8K
  • Match 3 + Bonus19%NZ$473.2K
  • 3 other tiers22%NZ$551.6K
Tier1101001k10k100k1MWinners1101001k10k100k1MPrize each
  1. Match 63≈ 2.1 by chance

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174times
34151times

Every number was expected about that many times after 1,078 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 (6, 10, 24, 34) with the draw of 28 December 2019 — its closest relative in 1,078 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 91% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (14 February 2024): 22 carried over. Chance says 65% of draws repeat at least one number.

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

101

The numbers add up to 101 — the 20th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 123. Side-by-side numbers: 5–6. 58% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

34 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 1.2× as often as an average ticket — more popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 11% 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$20,708
  • Match 5410≈ 419 by chanceNZ$601
  • Match 4 + Bonus994≈ 1.0k by chanceNZ$57.00
  • Match 416,428≈ 17k by chanceNZ$30.00
  • Match 3 + Bonus21,508≈ 22k by chanceNZ$22.00
  • Match 3230,763≈ 231k 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 4 + Bonus — 994 winners, 5% fewer than the 1.0k 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$20,708
    Match 5410NZ$601
    Match 4 + Bonus994NZ$57.00
    Match 416,428NZ$30.00
    Match 3 + Bonus21,508NZ$22.00
    Match 3230,763NZ$0.00
    Totals270,118—