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Lotto · draw

Saturday, 29 August 2026

ResultLotto

Single source
  1. 2
  2. 5
  3. 20
  4. 24
  5. 25
  6. 31
  7. 18

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 1,343 of 1,356 under them

← 2026-08-26All recent draws2026-09-02 →

Where this result came from

SourcesOnly Primary (commercial feed) reported this draw, so there is nothing to check it against. Settled 29 Aug 2026, 17:50 UTC.

  • Primarycommercial feed2 5 20 24 25 31 + 1810 Oct 2026, 18:42 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 29 August 2026 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

78oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 78 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 97% of every possible ticket.

  • sum28th
  • odd50th
  • low50th
  • widest gap74th
  • neighbours63th
  • spread43th
Draw Fingerprints →

Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 201 of each

2206times
5193times
20198times
24221times
25

Prize breakdown · 2026-08-29

  • Lines in play≈ 12Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outNZ$3.3Mto 405k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 30lines took a prize
  • Match 63 winnerschance said 3.1

Where the money went

  • Match 630%NZ$1.0M
  • Match 423%NZ$748.9K
  • Match 3 + Bonus22%NZ$717.1K
  • 3 other tiers25%NZ$837.4K
Tier1101001k10k100k1MWinners1101001k10k100k1MPrize each
  1. Match 63≈ 3.1 by chance

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208times
31205times

Every number was expected about that many times after 1,342 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 (2, 5, 20, 25) with the draw of 26 March 2022 — its closest relative in 1,342 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 95% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (26 August 2026): nothing carried over. Chance says 65% of draws repeat at least one number.

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

107

The numbers add up to 107 — the 27th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 123. Side-by-side numbers: 24–25. 58% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

5 had not appeared for 19 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 2.1× as often as an average ticket — more popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 6% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
NZ$333,333
  • Match 5 + Bonus10≈ 19 by chanceNZ$37,752
  • Match 5604≈ 623 by chanceNZ$620
  • Match 4 + Bonus1,581≈ 1.6k by chanceNZ$54.00
  • Match 424,964≈ 25k by chanceNZ$30.00
  • Match 3 + Bonus34,149≈ 33k by chanceNZ$21.00
  • Match 3343,492≈ 343k by chance—
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈12M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 5 — 604 winners, 3% fewer than the 623 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 + Bonus10NZ$37,752
    Match 5604NZ$620
    Match 4 + Bonus1,581NZ$54.00
    Match 424,964NZ$30.00
    Match 3 + Bonus34,149NZ$21.00
    Match 3343,492NZ$0.00
    Totals404,803—