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Daily Lotto · draw

Wednesday, 21 October 2026

ResultDaily Lotto

Single source
  1. 2
  2. 13
  3. 16
  4. 26
  5. 35

JackpotZAR 397,330

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 2,776 of 3,023 under them

← 2026-10-20All recent drawsLatest on record

Where this result came from

SourcesOnly Primary (commercial feed) reported this draw, so there is nothing to check it against. Settled 21 Oct 2026, 22:00 UTC.

  • Primarycommercial feed2 13 16 26 3521 Oct 2026, 22:00 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 21 October 2026 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

64oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 64 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 84% of every possible ticket.

  • sum49th
  • odd33th
  • low67th
  • widest gap42th
  • neighbours27th
  • spread94th
Draw Fingerprints →

Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 385 of each

2395times
13372times
16381times
26371times
35

Prize breakdown · 2026-10-21

  • Lines in play≈ 738kas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outZAR 1.1Mto 97k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 8lines took a prize
  • Match 55 winnerschance said 2.0

Where the money went

  • Match 535%ZAR 397.3K
  • Match 315%ZAR 169.7K
  • Match 240%ZAR 448.6K
  • 1 other tier10%ZAR 113.5K
Tier1101001k10k100kWinners1101001k10k100kPrize each
  1. Match 55≈ 2.0 by chance

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379times

Every number was expected about that many times after 2,775 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 (13, 26, 35) with the draw of 20 October 2026 — its closest relative in 2,775 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 100% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (20 October 2026): 13, 26, 35 carried over. Chance says 55% of draws repeat at least one number.

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

92

The numbers add up to 92 — the 48th 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

2 had not appeared for 4 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 0.6× as often as an average ticket — less popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 2% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
ZAR 79,466
  • Match 4292≈ 303 by chanceZAR 389
  • Match 38,932≈ 9.1k by chanceZAR 19.00
  • Match 287,953≈ 88k by chanceZAR 5.10
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈738k lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 3 — 8,932 winners, 2% fewer than the 9.1k an even spread gives. The real crowd and an even spread agreed closely on this draw.

    Show the published table
    MatchWinnersPrize each
    Match 55ZAR 79,466
    Match 4292ZAR 389
    Match 38,932ZAR 19.00
    Match 287,953ZAR 5.10
    Totals97,182—