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Lotto · draw

Saturday, 22 August 2026

ResultLotto

Single source
  1. 3
  2. 14
  3. 20
  4. 22
  5. 37
  6. 40
  7. 12

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 1,341 of 1,356 under them

← 2026-08-19All recent draws2026-08-26 →

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 feed3 14 20 22 37 40 + 1210 Oct 2026, 18:42 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 22 August 2026 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

53oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 53 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 49% of every possible ticket.

  • sum68th
  • odd21th
  • low50th
  • widest gap74th
  • neighbours21th
  • spread92th
Draw Fingerprints →

Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 201 of each

3191times
14189times
20197times
22214times
37

Prize breakdown · 2026-08-22

  • Lines in play≈ 10Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outNZ$3.1Mto 342k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 30lines took a prize
  • Match 64 winnerschance said 2.7

Where the money went

  • Match 633%NZ$1.0M
  • Match 422%NZ$669.0K
  • Match 3 + Bonus21%NZ$646.4K
  • 3 other tiers24%NZ$745.5K
Tier1101001k10k100k1MWinners1101001k10k100k1MPrize each
  1. Match 64≈ 2.7 by chance

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190times
40206times

Every number was expected about that many times after 1,340 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 (3, 22, 37, 40) with the draw of 6 June 2026 — its closest relative in 1,340 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 95% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (19 August 2026): 20, 37 carried over. Chance says 65% of draws repeat at least one number.

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

136

The numbers add up to 136 — the 68th 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

3 had not appeared for 9 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 0.8× as often as an average ticket — less popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 16% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
NZ$250,000
  • Match 5 + Bonus13≈ 16 by chanceNZ$25,851
  • Match 5474≈ 526 by chanceNZ$703
  • Match 4 + Bonus1,271≈ 1.3k by chanceNZ$60.00
  • Match 420,907≈ 21k by chanceNZ$32.00
  • Match 3 + Bonus29,381≈ 28k by chanceNZ$22.00
  • Match 3290,106≈ 290k by chance—
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈10M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 5 — 474 winners, 10% fewer than the 526 an even spread gives. The real crowd and an even spread agreed closely on this draw.

    Show the published table
    MatchWinnersPrize each
    Match 64NZ$250,000
    Match 5 + Bonus13NZ$25,851
    Match 5474NZ$703
    Match 4 + Bonus1,271NZ$60.00
    Match 420,907NZ$32.00
    Match 3 + Bonus29,381NZ$22.00
    Match 3290,106NZ$0.00
    Totals342,156—