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Classic Lotto · draw

Wednesday, 18 January 2023

ResultClassic Lotto

Single source
  1. 2
  2. 12
  3. 17
  4. 20
  5. 23
  6. 31

Top prizeNot wonnext draw advertised at

Rules6/49 · since Jan 2010draw 2,043 of 2,629 under them

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Where this result came from

SourcesOnly Primary (commercial feed) reported this draw, so there is nothing to check it against. Settled 29 Aug 2026, 09:51 UTC.

  • Primarycommercial feed2 12 17 20 23 3129 Aug 2026, 09:33 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 18 January 2023 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

40oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 40 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 22% of every possible ticket.

  • sum9th
  • odd48th
  • low94th
  • widest gap13th
  • neighbours25th
  • spread19th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 250 of each

2229times
12262times
17252times
20264times
23

Prize breakdown · 2023-01-18

  • Paid out$0to 0 winning lines
  • Match 60 winners$4.1M
Tier110Winners1101001k10k100k1M10MPrize each
  1. Match 60$4,100,000
  2. Match 50$1,500
  3. Match 40$70.00

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251times
31245times

Every number was expected about that many times after 2,042 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, 17, 20, 31) with the draw of 27 February 2019 — its closest relative in 2,042 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 87% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (16 January 2023): 17, 31 carried over. Chance says 56% of draws repeat at least one number.

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

105

The numbers add up to 105 — the 8th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 150. No two numbers side by side. 50% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

12 had not appeared for 13 draws. A number waits about 8 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 2.9× as often as an average ticket — more 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 →
  • Match 30$2.00
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    Show the published table
    MatchWinnersPrize each
    Match 60$4,100,000
    Match 50$1,500
    Match 40$70.00
    Match 30$2.00
    Totals0—