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Daily Lotto · draw

Sunday, 26 February 2023

ResultDaily Lotto

Single source
  1. 4
  2. 6
  3. 9
  4. 14
  5. 17

JackpotZAR 320,012

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 1,446 of 3,029 under them

← 2023-02-25All recent draws2023-02-27 →

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 feed4 6 9 14 1729 Aug 2026, 09:36 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 26 February 2023 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

24oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 24 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 4% of every possible ticket.

  • sum2th
  • odd33th
  • low99th
  • widest gap3th
  • neighbours27th
  • spread4th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 201 of each

4191times
6235times
9203times
14198times
17

Prize breakdown · 2023-02-26

  • Lines in play≈ 617kas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outZAR 829.2Kto 163k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 4lines took a prize
  • 51 winnerchance said 1.6

Where the money went

  • 539%ZAR 320K
  • 317%ZAR 141.1K
  • 236%ZAR 294.4K
  • 1 other tier8.9%ZAR 73.7K
Tier1101001k10k100kWinners1101001k10k100k1MPrize each
  1. 51≈ 1.6 by chance

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172times

Every number was expected about that many times after 1,445 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 5 numbers (6, 9, 14, 17) with the draw of 23 December 2021 — its closest relative in 1,445 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 45% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (25 February 2023): 14 carried over. Chance says 55% of draws repeat at least one number.

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

50

The numbers add up to 50 — the 2th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 93. No two numbers side by side. 47% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

9 had not appeared for 25 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 2.0× 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 320,012
  • 4269≈ 254 by chanceZAR 274
  • 37,839≈ 7.6k by chanceZAR 18.00
  • 273,598≈ 74k by chanceZAR 4.00
  • -81,707—
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈617k lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: 3 — 7,839 winners, 3% more than the 7.6k an even spread gives. The real crowd and an even spread agreed closely on this draw.

    Show the published table
    MatchWinnersPrize each
    51ZAR 320,012
    4269ZAR 274
    37,839ZAR 18.00
    273,598ZAR 4.00
    -81,707—