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Lotto · draw

Saturday, 20 May 2023

ResultLotto

Single source
  1. 14
  2. 31
  3. 32
  4. 37
  5. 38
  6. 40
  7. 22

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 1,001 of 1,359 under them

← 2023-05-17All recent draws2023-05-24 →

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 feed14 31 32 37 38 40 + 2229 Aug 2026, 09:27 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 20 May 2023 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

26oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 26 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 5% of every possible ticket.

  • sum100th
  • odd21th
  • low5th
  • widest gap85th
  • neighbours91th
  • spread28th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 150 of each

14137times
31155times
32151times
37139times
38

Prize breakdown · 2023-05-20

  • Lines in play≈ 7.1Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outNZ$1.6Mto 238k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 30lines took a prize
  • Match 60 winnerschance said 1.9

Where the money went

  • Match 5 + Bonus16%NZ$252.1K
  • Match 432%NZ$500.4K
  • Match 3 + Bonus32%NZ$497.3K
  • 2 other tiers20%NZ$307.1K
Tier1101001k10k100k1MWinners1101001k10k100k1MPrize each
  1. Match 60≈ 1.9 by chance

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138times
40147times

Every number was expected about that many times after 1,000 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 6 numbers (14, 31, 32, 37) with the draw of 8 July 2020 — its closest relative in 1,000 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 89% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (17 May 2023): 38 carried over. Chance says 65% of draws repeat at least one number.

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

192

The numbers add up to 192 — the 100th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 123. Side-by-side numbers: 31–32, 37–38. 58% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

32 had not appeared for 17 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 0.3× as often as an average ticket — less popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 38% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
NZ$1,000,000
  • Match 5 + Bonus12≈ 11 by chanceNZ$21,005
  • Match 5395≈ 367 by chanceNZ$633
  • Match 4 + Bonus864≈ 917 by chanceNZ$66.00
  • Match 414,717≈ 15k by chanceNZ$34.00
  • Match 3 + Bonus19,891≈ 20k by chanceNZ$25.00
  • Match 3202,109≈ 202k by chance—
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈7.1M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 4 + Bonus — 864 winners, 6% fewer than the 917 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 + Bonus12NZ$21,005
    Match 5395NZ$633
    Match 4 + Bonus864NZ$66.00
    Match 414,717NZ$34.00
    Match 3 + Bonus19,891NZ$25.00
    Match 3202,109NZ$0.00
    Totals237,988—