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Lotto · draw

Saturday, 17 October 2026

ResultLotto

Single source
  1. 1
  2. 3
  3. 4
  4. 9
  5. 33
  6. 34
  7. 26

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 1,357 of 1,359 under them

← 2026-10-14All recent draws2026-10-21 →

Where this result came from

SourcesOnly Primary (commercial feed) reported this draw, so there is nothing to check it against. Settled 18 Oct 2026, 02:20 UTC.

  • Primarycommercial feed1 3 4 9 33 34 + 2624 Oct 2026, 12:00 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 17 October 2026 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

30oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 30 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 8% of every possible ticket.

  • sum7th
  • odd79th
  • low79th
  • widest gap99th
  • neighbours91th
  • spread69th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 203 of each

1213times
3196times
4199times
9195times
33

Prize breakdown · 2026-10-17

  • Lines in play≈ 9.0Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outNZ$2.7Mto 297k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 30lines took a prize
  • Match 62 winnerschance said 2.3

Where the money went

  • Match 637%NZ$1M
  • Match 421%NZ$555.2K
  • Match 3 + Bonus20%NZ$538.6K
  • 3 other tiers23%NZ$611.4K
Tier1101001k10k100k1MWinners1101001k10k100k1MPrize each
  1. Match 62≈ 2.3 by chance

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203times
34195times

Every number was expected about that many times after 1,356 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 5 of 6 numbers (1, 3, 4, 9, 33) with the draw of 10 May 2017 — its closest relative in 1,356 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 7.0% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (14 October 2026): 34 carried over. Chance says 65% of draws repeat at least one number.

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

84

The numbers add up to 84 — the 7th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 123. Side-by-side numbers: 3–4, 33–34. 58% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

33 had not appeared for 11 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 12% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
NZ$500,000
  • Match 5 + Bonus9≈ 14 by chanceNZ$30,631
  • Match 5462≈ 462 by chanceNZ$592
  • Match 4 + Bonus1,055≈ 1.2k by chanceNZ$59.00
  • Match 417,909≈ 18k by chanceNZ$31.00
  • Match 3 + Bonus23,416≈ 25k by chanceNZ$23.00
  • Match 3254,580≈ 255k by chance—
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈9.0M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 4 + Bonus — 1,055 winners, 9% fewer than the 1.2k an even spread gives. The real crowd and an even spread agreed closely on this draw.

    Show the published table
    MatchWinnersPrize each
    Match 62NZ$500,000
    Match 5 + Bonus9NZ$30,631
    Match 5462NZ$592
    Match 4 + Bonus1,055NZ$59.00
    Match 417,909NZ$31.00
    Match 3 + Bonus23,416NZ$23.00
    Match 3254,580NZ$0.00
    Totals297,433—