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Lotto · draw

Wednesday, 1 August 2018

ResultLotto

Single source
  1. 4
  2. 5
  3. 21
  4. 22
  5. 31
  6. 34
  7. 17

JackpotNZ$1,000,000

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

Rules6/40 + 1/40 · since Nov 2011draw 500 of 1,358 under them

← 2018-07-28All recent draws2018-08-04 →

Where this result came from

SourcesOnly Primary (commercial feed) reported this draw, so there is nothing to check it against. Settled 29 Aug 2026, 09:38 UTC.

  • Primarycommercial feed4 5 21 22 31 34 + 1729 Aug 2026, 09:27 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 1 August 2018 — 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 76% of every possible ticket.

  • sum41th
  • odd50th
  • low21th
  • widest gap80th
  • neighbours91th
  • spread50th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 75 of each

469times
563times
2175times
2269times
31

Prize breakdown · 2018-08-01

  • Lines in play≈ 5.7Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outNZ$1.2Mto 191k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 30lines took a prize
  • Match 60 winnerschance said 1.5

Where the money went

  • Match 5 + Bonus16%NZ$189.4K
  • Match 432%NZ$375.6K
  • Match 3 + Bonus32%NZ$370.9K
  • 2 other tiers20%NZ$231K
Tier1101001k10k100k1MWinners1101001k10k100k1MPrize each
  1. Match 60≈ 1.5 by chance

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72times
3470times

Every number was expected about that many times after 499 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.

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Its nearest twin

Shares 4 of 6 numbers (4, 5, 21, 34) with the draw of 26 July 2017 — its closest relative in 499 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 67% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (28 July 2018): 4, 21 carried over. Chance says 65% of draws repeat at least one number.

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

117

The numbers add up to 117 — the 41th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 123. Side-by-side numbers: 4–5, 21–22. 58% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

22 had not appeared for 6 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 13% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
NZ$1,000,000
  • Match 5 + Bonus18≈ 8.9 by chanceNZ$10,522
  • Match 5274≈ 294 by chanceNZ$686
  • Match 4 + Bonus706≈ 736 by chanceNZ$61.00
  • Match 411,382≈ 12k by chanceNZ$33.00
  • Match 3 + Bonus16,128≈ 16k by chanceNZ$23.00
  • Match 3162,250≈ 162k by chance—
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈5.7M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 4 + Bonus — 706 winners, 4% fewer than the 736 an even spread gives. The real crowd and an even spread agreed closely on this draw.

    Show the published table
    MatchWinnersPrize each
    Match 60NZ$1,000,000
    Match 5 + Bonus18NZ$10,522
    Match 5274NZ$686
    Match 4 + Bonus706NZ$61.00
    Match 411,382NZ$33.00
    Match 3 + Bonus16,128NZ$23.00
    Match 3162,250NZ$0.00
    Totals0—