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Daily Lotto · draw

Wednesday, 28 December 2022

ResultDaily Lotto

Single source
  1. 5
  2. 7
  3. 8
  4. 30
  5. 31

JackpotZAR 426,454

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

Rules5/36 · since Mar 2019draw 1,386 of 3,029 under them

← 2022-12-27All recent draws2022-12-29 →

Where this result came from

SourcesOnly Primary (commercial feed) reported this draw, so there is nothing to check it against. Settled 29 Aug 2026, 09:56 UTC.

  • Primarycommercial feed5 7 8 30 3129 Aug 2026, 09:36 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 28 December 2022 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

50oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 50 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 46% of every possible ticket.

  • sum30th
  • odd67th
  • low67th
  • widest gap97th
  • neighbours96th
  • spread54th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 192 of each

5208times
7177times
8188times
30185times
31

Prize breakdown · 2022-12-28

  • Lines in play≈ 795kas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outZAR 1.2Mto 209k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 4lines took a prize
  • 53 winnerschance said 2.1

Where the money went

  • 536%ZAR 426.5K
  • 316%ZAR 195.5K
  • 240%ZAR 474.2K
  • 1 other tier8.2%ZAR 98K
Tier1101001k10k100k1MWinners1101001k10k100k1MPrize each
  1. 53≈ 2.1 by chance

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191times

Every number was expected about that many times after 1,385 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 3 of 5 numbers (5, 7, 31) with the draw of 9 April 2022 — its closest relative in 1,385 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 100% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (27 December 2022): 30, 31 carried over. Chance says 55% of draws repeat at least one number.

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

81

The numbers add up to 81 — the 30th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 93. Side-by-side numbers: 7–8, 30–31. 47% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

8 had not appeared for 7 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 2.4× as often as an average ticket — more popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 1% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
ZAR 142,151
  • 4314≈ 327 by chanceZAR 312
  • 39,309≈ 9.8k by chanceZAR 21.00
  • 294,837≈ 95k by chanceZAR 5.00
  • -104,463—
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈795k lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: 3 — 9,309 winners, 5% fewer than the 9.8k an even spread gives. The real crowd and an even spread agreed closely on this draw.

    Show the published table
    MatchWinnersPrize each
    53ZAR 142,151
    4314ZAR 312
    39,309ZAR 21.00
    294,837ZAR 5.00
    -104,463—