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Daily Lotto · draw

Monday, 17 August 2026

ResultDaily Lotto

Single source
  1. 2
  2. 7
  3. 14
  4. 26
  5. 33

JackpotZAR 355,115

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 2,711 of 3,029 under them

← 2026-08-16All recent draws2026-08-18 →

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 7 14 26 3328 Oct 2026, 22:20 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 17 August 2026 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

63oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 63 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 83% of every possible ticket.

  • sum32th
  • odd33th
  • low67th
  • widest gap51th
  • neighbours27th
  • spread84th
Draw Fingerprints →

Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 376 of each

2386times
7375times
14397times
26361times
33

Prize breakdown · 2026-08-17

  • Lines in play≈ 702kas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outZAR 1Mto 93k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 8lines took a prize
  • Match 54 winnerschance said 1.9

Where the money went

  • Match 535%ZAR 355.1K
  • Match 315%ZAR 151.4K
  • Match 240%ZAR 401.9K
  • 1 other tier10%ZAR 101.5K
Tier1101001k10k100kWinners1101001k10k100kPrize each
  1. Match 54≈ 1.9 by chance

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375times

Every number was expected about that many times after 2,710 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 (2, 7, 26, 33) with the draw of 7 June 2025 — its closest relative in 2,710 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 67% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (16 August 2026): 26 carried over. Chance says 55% of draws repeat at least one number.

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

82

The numbers add up to 82 — the 31th 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

7 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 1.0× 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 →
ZAR 88,779
  • Match 4264≈ 289 by chanceZAR 384
  • Match 38,603≈ 8.7k by chanceZAR 17.60
  • Match 283,731≈ 84k by chanceZAR 4.80
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈702k lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 3 — 8,603 winners, 1% fewer than the 8.7k an even spread gives. The real crowd and an even spread agreed closely on this draw.

    Show the published table
    MatchWinnersPrize each
    Match 54ZAR 88,779
    Match 4264ZAR 384
    Match 38,603ZAR 17.60
    Match 283,731ZAR 4.80
    Totals92,602—