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Lotto · draw

Wednesday, 20 May 2026

ResultLotto

Single source
  1. 8
  2. 10
  3. 12
  4. 14
  5. 20
  6. 23
  7. 40

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 1,314 of 1,357 under them

← 2026-05-16All recent draws2026-05-23 →

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 12 14 20 23 + 4018 Oct 2026, 02:20 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 20 May 2026 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

15oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 15 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 1% of every possible ticket.

  • sum9th
  • odd5th
  • low95th
  • widest gap3th
  • neighbours21th
  • spread2th
Draw Fingerprints →

Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 197 of each

8171times
10219times
12211times
14184times
20

Prize breakdown · 2026-05-20

  • Lines in play≈ 9.9Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outNZ$2.7Mto 332k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 30lines took a prize
  • Match 62 winnerschance said 2.6

Where the money went

  • Match 637%NZ$1.0M
  • Match 421%NZ$567.1K
  • Match 3 + Bonus20%NZ$542.1K
  • 3 other tiers23%NZ$626.9K
Tier1101001k10k100k1MWinners1101001k10k100k1MPrize each
  1. Match 62≈ 2.6 by chance

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194times
23211times

Every number was expected about that many times after 1,313 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 (10, 12, 14, 20) with the draw of 6 August 2025 — its closest relative in 1,313 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 95% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (16 May 2026): 8 carried over. Chance says 65% of draws repeat at least one number.

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

87

The numbers add up to 87 — the 9th 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

20 had not appeared for 23 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 2.7× as often as an average ticket — more popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 5% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
NZ$500,000
  • Match 5 + Bonus13≈ 16 by chanceNZ$21,730
  • Match 5542≈ 513 by chanceNZ$517
  • Match 4 + Bonus1,259≈ 1.3k by chanceNZ$51.00
  • Match 421,812≈ 21k by chanceNZ$26.00
  • Match 3 + Bonus25,812≈ 27k by chanceNZ$21.00
  • Match 3282,548≈ 283k by chance—
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈9.9M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 4 — 21,812 winners, 6% more than the 21k 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 + Bonus13NZ$21,730
    Match 5542NZ$517
    Match 4 + Bonus1,259NZ$51.00
    Match 421,812NZ$26.00
    Match 3 + Bonus25,812NZ$21.00
    Match 3282,548NZ$0.00
    Totals331,988—