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Lotto · draw

Saturday, 23 August 2025

ResultLotto

Single source
  1. 13
  2. 16
  3. 17
  4. 24
  5. 25
  6. 31
  7. 38

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 1,237 of 1,359 under them

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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 feed13 16 17 24 25 31 + 3829 Aug 2026, 09:27 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 23 August 2025 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

46oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 46 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 32% of every possible ticket.

  • sum54th
  • odd79th
  • low50th
  • widest gap7th
  • neighbours91th
  • spread5th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 185 of each

13191times
16178times
17205times
24198times
25

Prize breakdown · 2025-08-23

  • Lines in play≈ 8.8Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outNZ$2.7Mto 292k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 30lines took a prize
  • Match 63 winnerschance said 2.3

Where the money went

  • Match 638%NZ$1M
  • Match 420%NZ$535.7K
  • Match 3 + Bonus20%NZ$523.4K
  • 3 other tiers22%NZ$593.3K
Tier1101001k10k100k1MWinners1101001k10k100k1MPrize each
  1. Match 63≈ 2.3 by chance

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195times
31190times

Every number was expected about that many times after 1,236 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 (16, 24, 25, 31) with the draw of 19 February 2020 — its closest relative in 1,236 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 94% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (20 August 2025): 16 carried over. Chance says 65% of draws repeat at least one number.

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

126

The numbers add up to 126 — the 54th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 123. Side-by-side numbers: 16–17, 24–25. 58% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

25 had not appeared for 14 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 + Bonus11≈ 14 by chanceNZ$24,278
  • Match 5409≈ 454 by chanceNZ$648
  • Match 4 + Bonus1,038≈ 1.1k by chanceNZ$59.00
  • Match 417,855≈ 18k by chanceNZ$30.00
  • Match 3 + Bonus22,756≈ 24k by chanceNZ$23.00
  • Match 3250,359≈ 250k by chance—
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈8.8M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 4 + Bonus — 1,038 winners, 9% fewer than the 1.1k 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 + Bonus11NZ$24,278
    Match 5409NZ$648
    Match 4 + Bonus1,038NZ$59.00
    Match 417,855NZ$30.00
    Match 3 + Bonus22,756NZ$23.00
    Match 3250,359NZ$0.00
    Totals292,431—