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Daily Lotto · draw

Sunday, 18 February 2024

ResultDaily Lotto

Single source
  1. 5
  2. 6
  3. 16
  4. 17
  5. 33

JackpotZAR 329,686

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 1,802 of 3,030 under them

← 2024-02-17All recent draws2024-02-19 →

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 feed5 6 16 17 3329 Aug 2026, 09:36 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 18 February 2024 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

42oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 42 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 25% of every possible ticket.

  • sum25th
  • odd67th
  • low90th
  • widest gap81th
  • neighbours96th
  • spread66th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 250 of each

5265times
6281times
16241times
17219times
33

Prize breakdown · 2024-02-18

  • Lines in play≈ 643kas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outZAR 859.6Kto 169k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 4lines took a prize
  • 51 winnerchance said 1.7

Where the money went

  • 538%ZAR 329.7K
  • 317%ZAR 147.3K
  • 236%ZAR 306.7K
  • 1 other tier8.8%ZAR 75.9K
Tier1101001k10k100kWinners1101001k10k100k1MPrize each
  1. 51≈ 1.7 by chance

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253times

Every number was expected about that many times after 1,801 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 5 numbers (5, 6, 33) with the draw of 20 January 2024 — its closest relative in 1,801 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 100% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (17 February 2024): nothing carried over. Chance says 55% of draws repeat at least one number.

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

77

The numbers add up to 77 — the 24th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 93. Side-by-side numbers: 5–6, 16–17. 47% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

6 had not appeared for 29 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 0.8× as often as an average ticket — less 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 →
ZAR 329,686
  • 4228≈ 264 by chanceZAR 333
  • 37,751≈ 7.9k by chanceZAR 19.00
  • 276,676≈ 77k by chanceZAR 4.00
  • -84,656—
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈643k lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: 3 — 7,751 winners, 2% fewer than the 7.9k an even spread gives. The real crowd and an even spread agreed closely on this draw.

    Show the published table
    MatchWinnersPrize each
    51ZAR 329,686
    4228ZAR 333
    37,751ZAR 19.00
    276,676ZAR 4.00
    -84,656—