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Daily Lotto · draw

Thursday, 13 August 2026

ResultDaily Lotto

Single source
  1. 3
  2. 4
  3. 18
  4. 26
  5. 36

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 2,707 of 3,029 under them

← 2026-08-12All recent draws2026-08-14 →

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 feed3 4 18 26 3628 Oct 2026, 00:01 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 13 August 2026 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

50oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 50 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 44% of every possible ticket.

  • sum40th
  • odd10th
  • low67th
  • widest gap68th
  • neighbours72th
  • spread94th
Draw Fingerprints →

Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 376 of each

3358times
4388times
18353times
26359times
36

Prize breakdown · 2026-08-13

  • Lines in play≈ 790kas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outZAR 1.1Mto 104k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 8lines took a prize
  • Match 50 winnerschance said 2.1

Where the money went

  • Match 445%ZAR 515.7K
  • Match 315%ZAR 171.8K
  • Match 240%ZAR 451.9K
Tier1101001k10k100kWinners1101001k10kPrize each
  1. Match 50≈ 2.1 by chanceno winners
  2. Match 4

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377times

Every number was expected about that many times after 2,706 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 5 numbers (3, 4, 26, 36) with the draw of 27 April 2022 — its closest relative in 2,706 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 67% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (12 August 2026): 3, 36 carried over. Chance says 55% of draws repeat at least one number.

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

87

The numbers add up to 87 — the 40th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 93. Side-by-side numbers: 3–4. 47% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

18 had not appeared for 32 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 0.9× as often as an average ticket — about as popular as 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 →
295≈ 325 by chance
ZAR 1,748
  • Match 39,441≈ 9.7k by chanceZAR 18.20
  • Match 294,143≈ 94k by chanceZAR 4.80
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈790k lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 3 — 9,441 winners, 3% fewer than the 9.7k an even spread gives. The real crowd and an even spread agreed closely on this draw.

    Show the published table
    MatchWinnersPrize each
    Match 50ZAR 0.00
    Match 4295ZAR 1,748
    Match 39,441ZAR 18.20
    Match 294,143ZAR 4.80
    Totals103,879—