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New York Lotto · draw

Saturday, 21 February 2026

ResultNew York Lotto

Single source
  1. 2
  2. 7
  3. 24
  4. 26
  5. 44
  6. 55
  7. 34

Jackpot$4,099,999

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

Rules6/59 + 1/59 · since Oct 2010draw 1,602 of 1,671 under them

← 2026-02-18All recent draws2026-02-25 →

Where this result came from

SourcesOnly Primary (commercial feed) reported this draw, so there is nothing to check it against. Settled 29 Aug 2026, 09:50 UTC.

  • Primarycommercial feed2 7 24 26 44 55 + 3422 Oct 2026, 03:41 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 21 February 2026 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

54oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 54 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 55% of every possible ticket.

  • sum29th
  • odd20th
  • low77th
  • widest gap49th
  • neighbours29th
  • spread87th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 163 of each

2175times
7141times
24163times
26139times
44

Prize breakdown · 2026-02-21

  • Lines in play≈ 1.1Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid out$32Kto 12k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 93lines took a prize
  • Match 60 winnerschance said 0.02

Where the money went

  • Match 531%$9.9K
  • Match 434%$11K
  • Match 335%$11.1K
Tier1101001k10k100kWinners1101001k10k100k1M10MPrize each
  1. Match 60≈ 0.02 by chance$3,900,000
  2. Match 5 + Bonus

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161times
55184times

Every number was expected about that many times after 1,601 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, 24, 26, 55) with the draw of 20 February 2016 — its closest relative in 1,601 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 53% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (18 February 2026): 2 carried over. Chance says 49% of draws repeat at least one number.

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

158

The numbers add up to 158 — the 29th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 180. No two numbers side by side. 43% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

7 had not appeared for 21 draws. A number waits about 10 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 1.4× as often as an average ticket — more popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 65% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
0≈ 0.14 by chance
$110,094
  • Match 56≈ 7.5 by chance$1,658
  • Match 4548≈ 498 by chance$20.00
  • Match 311,107≈ 11k by chance$1.00
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈1.1M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 3 — 11,107 winners, 2% fewer than the 11k an even spread gives. The real crowd and an even spread agreed closely on this draw.

    Show the published table
    MatchWinnersPrize each
    Match 60$3,900,000
    Match 5 + Bonus0$110,094
    Match 56$1,658
    Match 4548$20.00
    Match 311,107$1.00
    Totals11,661—