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Lotto · draw

Wednesday, 23 August 2023

ResultLotto

Single source
  1. 1
  2. 14
  3. 15
  4. 17
  5. 18
  6. 24
  7. 8

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 1,028 of 1,359 under them

← 2023-08-19All recent draws2023-08-26 →

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 feed1 14 15 17 18 24 + 829 Aug 2026, 09:27 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 23 August 2023 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

44oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 44 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 29% of every possible ticket.

  • sum10th
  • odd50th
  • low95th
  • widest gap58th
  • neighbours91th
  • spread16th
Draw Fingerprints →

Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 154 of each

1159times
14140times
15174times
17167times
18

Prize breakdown · 2023-08-23

  • Lines in play≈ 7.1Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outNZ$2.3Mto 240k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 30lines took a prize
  • Match 63 winnerschance said 1.9

Where the money went

  • Match 643%NZ$1M
  • Match 418%NZ$428.6K
  • Match 3 + Bonus18%NZ$420.3K
  • 3 other tiers21%NZ$482.1K
Tier1101001k10k100k1MWinners1101001k10k100k1MPrize each
  1. Match 63≈ 1.9 by chance

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159times
24167times

Every number was expected about that many times after 1,027 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 (1, 17, 18, 24) with the draw of 23 September 2020 — its closest relative in 1,027 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 90% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (19 August 2023): 18 carried over. Chance says 65% of draws repeat at least one number.

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

89

The numbers add up to 89 — the 10th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 123. Side-by-side numbers: 14–15, 17–18. 58% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

1 had not appeared for 35 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 1.8× as often as an average ticket — more popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 7% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
NZ$333,333
  • Match 5 + Bonus9≈ 11 by chanceNZ$24,155
  • Match 5344≈ 367 by chanceNZ$627
  • Match 4 + Bonus961≈ 918 by chanceNZ$51.00
  • Match 414,780≈ 15k by chanceNZ$29.00
  • Match 3 + Bonus21,013≈ 20k by chanceNZ$20.00
  • Match 3202,435≈ 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 3 + Bonus — 21,013 winners, 7% more than the 20k 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 + Bonus9NZ$24,155
    Match 5344NZ$627
    Match 4 + Bonus961NZ$51.00
    Match 414,780NZ$29.00
    Match 3 + Bonus21,013NZ$20.00
    Match 3202,435NZ$0.00
    Totals239,545—