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Daily Lotto · draw

Sunday, 23 February 2020

ResultDaily Lotto

Single source
  1. 4
  2. 5
  3. 11
  4. 12
  5. 27

JackpotZAR 200,000

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

Rules5/36 · since Mar 2019draw 350 of 3,030 under them

← 2020-02-22All recent draws2020-02-24 →

Where this result came from

SourcesOnly Primary (commercial feed) reported this draw, so there is nothing to check it against. Settled 29 Aug 2026, 09:56 UTC.

  • Primarycommercial feed4 5 11 12 2729 Aug 2026, 09:36 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 23 February 2020 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

38oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 38 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 20% of every possible ticket.

  • sum6th
  • odd67th
  • low90th
  • widest gap75th
  • neighbours96th
  • spread37th
Draw Fingerprints →

Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 48 of each

447times
558times
1143times
1252times
27

Prize breakdown · 2020-02-23

  • Lines in play≈ 401kas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outZAR 519.5Kto 106k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 4lines took a prize
  • 50 winnerschance said 1.1

Where the money went

  • 446%ZAR 240.3K
  • 317%ZAR 88K
  • 237%ZAR 191.2K
Tier1101001k10k100kWinners1101001k10k100k1MPrize each
  1. 50≈ 1.1 by chanceZAR 200,000
  2. 4

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49times

Every number was expected about that many times after 349 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 3 of 5 numbers (5, 12, 27) with the draw of 20 February 2020 — its closest relative in 349 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 99% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (22 February 2020): 5, 27 carried over. Chance says 55% of draws repeat at least one number.

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

59

The numbers add up to 59 — the 6th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 93. Side-by-side numbers: 4–5, 11–12. 47% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

11 had not appeared for 14 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 2.0× as often as an average ticket — more popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 1% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
150≈ 165 by chance
ZAR 1,602
  • 34,889≈ 4.9k by chanceZAR 18.00
  • 247,810≈ 48k by chanceZAR 4.00
  • -52,849—
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈401k lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: 3 — 4,889 winners, 1% fewer than the 4.9k an even spread gives. The real crowd and an even spread agreed closely on this draw.

    Show the published table
    MatchWinnersPrize each
    50ZAR 200,000
    4150ZAR 1,602
    34,889ZAR 18.00
    247,810ZAR 4.00
    -52,849—