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Daily Lotto · draw

Tuesday, 25 August 2026

ResultDaily Lotto

Single source
  1. 2
  2. 12
  3. 18
  4. 19
  5. 23

JackpotZAR 487,366

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 2,719 of 3,029 under them

← 2026-08-24All recent draws2026-08-26 →

Where this result came from

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

  • Primarycommercial feed2 12 18 19 2328 Oct 2026, 00:01 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 25 August 2026 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

58oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 58 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 69% of every possible ticket.

  • sum20th
  • odd33th
  • low67th
  • widest gap32th
  • neighbours72th
  • spread27th
Draw Fingerprints →

Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 378 of each

2388times
12383times
18356times
19344times
23

Prize breakdown · 2026-08-25

  • Lines in play≈ 974kas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outZAR 1.4Mto 128k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 8lines took a prize
  • Match 55 winnerschance said 2.6

Where the money went

  • Match 535%ZAR 487.4K
  • Match 315%ZAR 207.9K
  • Match 240%ZAR 545.9K
  • 1 other tier10%ZAR 139.2K
Tier1101001k10k100k1MWinners1101001k10k100kPrize each
  1. Match 55≈ 2.6 by chance

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374times

Every number was expected about that many times after 2,718 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 (2, 18, 19, 23) with the draw of 17 September 2024 — its closest relative in 2,718 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 68% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (24 August 2026): nothing carried over. Chance says 55% of draws repeat at least one number.

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

74

The numbers add up to 74 — the 20th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 93. Side-by-side numbers: 18–19. 47% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

12 had not appeared for 10 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 1.7× 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 →
ZAR 97,473
  • Match 4362≈ 401 by chanceZAR 385
  • Match 311,950≈ 12k by chanceZAR 17.40
  • Match 2116,156≈ 116k by chanceZAR 4.70
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈974k lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 3 — 11,950 winners, 1% fewer than the 12k an even spread gives. The real crowd and an even spread agreed closely on this draw.

    Show the published table
    MatchWinnersPrize each
    Match 55ZAR 97,473
    Match 4362ZAR 385
    Match 311,950ZAR 17.40
    Match 2116,156ZAR 4.70
    Totals128,473—