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Lotto · draw

Wednesday, 18 February 2026

ResultLotto

Single source
  1. 2
  2. 4
  3. 8
  4. 17
  5. 24
  6. 34
  7. 29

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 1,288 of 1,357 under them

← 2026-02-14All recent draws2026-02-21 →

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 feed2 4 8 17 24 34 + 2918 Oct 2026, 02:20 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 18 February 2026 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

41oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 41 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 23% of every possible ticket.

  • sum10th
  • odd5th
  • low79th
  • widest gap28th
  • neighbours21th
  • spread62th
Draw Fingerprints →

Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 193 of each

2197times
4188times
8167times
17214times
24

Prize breakdown · 2026-02-18

  • Lines in play≈ 6.4Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outNZ$2.2Mto 213k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 30lines took a prize
  • Match 62 winnerschance said 1.7

Where the money went

  • Match 646%NZ$1M
  • Match 417%NZ$371.9K
  • Match 3 + Bonus17%NZ$370.4K
  • 3 other tiers19%NZ$419.8K
Tier1101001k10k100k1MWinners1101001k10k100k1MPrize each
  1. Match 62≈ 1.7 by chance

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210times
34183times

Every number was expected about that many times after 1,287 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.

Frequency Explorer →

Its nearest twin

Shares 4 of 6 numbers (4, 8, 17, 24) with the draw of 9 September 2023 — its closest relative in 1,287 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 94% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (14 February 2026): 2 carried over. Chance says 65% of draws repeat at least one number.

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

89

The numbers add up to 89 — the 10th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 123. No two numbers side by side. 58% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

4 had not appeared for 18 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$500,000
  • Match 5 + Bonus14≈ 10.0 by chanceNZ$13,501
  • Match 5328≈ 329 by chanceNZ$572
  • Match 4 + Bonus814≈ 824 by chanceNZ$53.00
  • Match 413,775≈ 13k by chanceNZ$27.00
  • Match 3 + Bonus16,836≈ 18k by chanceNZ$22.00
  • Match 3181,537≈ 182k by chance—
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈6.4M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 4 — 13,775 winners, 5% more than the 13k 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 + Bonus14NZ$13,501
    Match 5328NZ$572
    Match 4 + Bonus814NZ$53.00
    Match 413,775NZ$27.00
    Match 3 + Bonus16,836NZ$22.00
    Match 3181,537NZ$0.00
    Totals213,306—