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Daily Lotto · draw

Tuesday, 21 February 2023

ResultDaily Lotto

Single source
  1. 2
  2. 3
  3. 11
  4. 12
  5. 36

JackpotZAR 480,000

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

Rules5/36 · since Mar 2019draw 1,441 of 3,030 under them

← 2023-02-20All recent draws2023-02-22 →

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 feed2 3 11 12 3629 Aug 2026, 09:36 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 21 February 2023 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

21oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 21 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 2% of every possible ticket.

  • sum10th
  • odd33th
  • low90th
  • widest gap99th
  • neighbours96th
  • spread97th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 200 of each

2204times
3184times
11176times
12214times
36

Prize breakdown · 2023-02-21

  • Lines in play≈ 814kas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outZAR 1.1Mto 213k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 4lines took a prize
  • 50 winnerschance said 2.2

Where the money went

  • 450%ZAR 574.3K
  • 316%ZAR 187.1K
  • 234%ZAR 388.3K
Tier1101001k10k100k1MWinners1101001k10k100k1MPrize each
  1. 50≈ 2.2 by chanceZAR 480,000
  2. 4

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206times

Every number was expected about that many times after 1,440 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 (2, 3, 12) with the draw of 14 January 2023 — its closest relative in 1,440 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 100% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (20 February 2023): 2 carried over. Chance says 55% of draws repeat at least one number.

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

64

The numbers add up to 64 — the 10th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 93. Side-by-side numbers: 2–3, 11–12. 47% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

12 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 1.1× as often as an average ticket — about as popular as 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 →
278≈ 335 by chance
ZAR 2,066
  • 39,354≈ 10k by chanceZAR 20.00
  • 297,085≈ 97k by chanceZAR 4.00
  • -106,717—
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈814k lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: 3 — 9,354 winners, 7% fewer than the 10k an even spread gives. The real crowd and an even spread agreed closely on this draw.

    Show the published table
    MatchWinnersPrize each
    50ZAR 480,000
    4278ZAR 2,066
    39,354ZAR 20.00
    297,085ZAR 4.00
    -106,717—