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New York Lotto · draw

Wednesday, 25 February 2026

ResultNew York Lotto

Single source
  1. 27
  2. 28
  3. 29
  4. 31
  5. 39
  6. 52
  7. 51

Jackpot$4,400,000

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

Rules6/59 + 1/59 · since Oct 2010draw 1,603 of 1,671 under them

← 2026-02-21All recent draws2026-02-28 →

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 feed27 28 29 31 39 52 + 5122 Oct 2026, 03:41 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 25 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.

  • sum74th
  • odd77th
  • low48th
  • widest gap17th
  • neighbours96th
  • spread4th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 163 of each

27190times
28163times
29155times
31189times
39

Prize breakdown · 2026-02-25

  • Lines in play≈ 753kas the winner counts imply
  • Paid out$25.8Kto 8.0k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 94lines took a prize
  • Match 60 winnerschance said 0.02

Where the money went

  • Match 533%$8.5K
  • Match 437%$9.6K
  • Match 330%$7.7K
Tier1101001k10kWinners1101001k10k100k1M10MPrize each
  1. Match 60≈ 0.02 by chance$4,100,000
  2. Match 5 + Bonus

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146times
52172times

Every number was expected about that many times after 1,602 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.

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Its nearest twin

Shares 4 of 6 numbers (27, 28, 31, 52) with the draw of 5 August 2023 — its closest relative in 1,602 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 53% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (21 February 2026): nothing carried over. Chance says 49% of draws repeat at least one number.

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

206

The numbers add up to 206 — the 73th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 180. Side-by-side numbers: 27–28, 28–29. 43% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

52 had not appeared for 17 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 1.0× as often as an average ticket — about as popular as most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 73% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
0≈ 0.10 by chance
$121,308
  • Match 54≈ 5.2 by chance$2,126
  • Match 4332≈ 346 by chance$29.00
  • Match 37,703≈ 7.8k by chance$1.00
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈753k lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 3 — 7,703 winners, 2% fewer than the 7.8k an even spread gives. The real crowd and an even spread agreed closely on this draw.

    Show the published table
    MatchWinnersPrize each
    Match 60$4,100,000
    Match 5 + Bonus0$121,308
    Match 54$2,126
    Match 4332$29.00
    Match 37,703$1.00
    Totals8,039—