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Lotto · draw

Saturday, 16 July 2022

ResultLotto

Single source
  1. 3
  2. 16
  3. 18
  4. 30
  5. 31
  6. 34
  7. 17

JackpotNZ$999,999

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 913 of 1,359 under them

← 2022-07-13All recent draws2022-07-20 →

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 feed3 16 18 30 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 16 July 2022 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

77oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 77 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 96% of every possible ticket.

  • sum63th
  • odd21th
  • low50th
  • widest gap58th
  • neighbours63th
  • spread56th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 137 of each

3132times
16131times
18140times
30130times
31

Prize breakdown · 2022-07-16

  • Lines in play≈ 9.1Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outNZ$2.8Mto 302k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 30lines took a prize
  • Match 63 winnerschance said 2.4

Where the money went

  • Match 635%NZ$1M
  • Match 421%NZ$586.7K
  • Match 3 + Bonus21%NZ$586.7K
  • 3 other tiers23%NZ$663.5K
Tier1101001k10k100k1MWinners1101001k10k100k1MPrize each
  1. Match 63≈ 2.4 by chance

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139times
34122times

Every number was expected about that many times after 912 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 3 of 6 numbers (3, 18, 31) with the draw of 14 May 2022 — its closest relative in 912 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 100% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (13 July 2022): 3 carried over. Chance says 65% of draws repeat at least one number.

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

132

The numbers add up to 132 — the 62th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 123. Side-by-side numbers: 30–31. 58% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

16 had not appeared for 20 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 1.1× as often as an average ticket — about as popular as most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 12% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
NZ$333,333
  • Match 5 + Bonus13≈ 14 by chanceNZ$22,984
  • Match 5441≈ 468 by chanceNZ$672
  • Match 4 + Bonus1,139≈ 1.2k by chanceNZ$60.00
  • Match 417,780≈ 19k by chanceNZ$33.00
  • Match 3 + Bonus24,447≈ 25k by chanceNZ$24.00
  • Match 3257,728≈ 258k by chance—
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈9.1M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 4 — 17,780 winners, 5% fewer than the 19k an even spread gives. The real crowd and an even spread agreed closely on this draw.

    Show the published table
    MatchWinnersPrize each
    Match 63NZ$333,333
    Match 5 + Bonus13NZ$22,984
    Match 5441NZ$672
    Match 4 + Bonus1,139NZ$60.00
    Match 417,780NZ$33.00
    Match 3 + Bonus24,447NZ$24.00
    Match 3257,728NZ$0.00
    Totals301,551—