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Daily Lotto · draw

Sunday, 16 August 2026

ResultDaily Lotto

Single source
  1. 8
  2. 16
  3. 18
  4. 23
  5. 26

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 2,710 of 3,029 under them

← 2026-08-15All recent draws2026-08-17 →

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 feed8 16 18 23 2628 Oct 2026, 00:01 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 16 August 2026 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

49oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 49 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 44% of every possible ticket.

  • sum47th
  • odd10th
  • low67th
  • widest gap16th
  • neighbours27th
  • spread15th
Draw Fingerprints →

Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 376 of each

8378times
16370times
18355times
23373times
26

Prize breakdown · 2026-08-16

  • Lines in play≈ 580kas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outZAR 835.9Kto 77k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 8lines took a prize
  • Match 50 winnerschance said 1.5

Where the money went

  • Match 445%ZAR 378.3K
  • Match 315%ZAR 125.7K
  • Match 240%ZAR 331.9K
Tier1101001k10k100kWinners1101001k10kPrize each
  1. Match 50≈ 1.5 by chanceno winners
  2. Match 4

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360times

Every number was expected about that many times after 2,709 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 (16, 18, 23) with the draw of 7 July 2026 — its closest relative in 2,709 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 100% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (15 August 2026): 23 carried over. Chance says 55% of draws repeat at least one number.

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

91

The numbers add up to 91 — the 46th 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

8 had not appeared for 9 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 1.7× 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 →
282≈ 238 by chance
ZAR 1,342
  • Match 37,526≈ 7.2k by chanceZAR 16.70
  • Match 269,150≈ 69k by chanceZAR 4.80
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈580k lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 3 — 7,526 winners, 5% more than the 7.2k an even spread gives. The real crowd and an even spread agreed closely on this draw.

    Show the published table
    MatchWinnersPrize each
    Match 50ZAR 0.00
    Match 4282ZAR 1,342
    Match 37,526ZAR 16.70
    Match 269,150ZAR 4.80
    Totals76,958—