Daily Lotto Prediction Lab
Explore how Daily Lotto numbers have been drawn in recent South African draws, and see for yourself how much a ranking depends on the settings you choose.
About Daily Lotto and our dataset
Daily Lotto is a South African lottery game that is drawn every day. In each draw, 5 numbers are chosen from 1 to 36. We keep a record of past results, and everything on this page is worked out from those records.
With 5 numbers drawn from 36, there are 376,992 possible combinations. Every one of them has the same chance of being drawn, which is 1 in 376,992 to match all 5 numbers.
| Game | Daily Lotto |
|---|---|
| Number pool | 1 to 36 |
| Numbers drawn | 5 |
| Historical sample | 100 draws (we use up to 100) |
| Sample period | to |
| Latest draw | |
| Recent window | The latest 40 draws |
| Records last updated | 8 Nov 2026 |
| Data source | Results published by the lottery operator, stored in our archive |
Because Daily Lotto is drawn every day, a sample of 100 draws covers only about 100 days. The lab only uses these latest draws. Older results may be on the results page.
Illustrative ranking (not a tip)
This is an illustration of how the scoring works, not a tip or a recommendation to play these numbers. Every combination has exactly the same chance of being drawn. These are the 5 highest-scoring numbers with the starting settings (50% frequency, 35% recent form, 15% gap since last drawn). The percentages are weights you can change, not probabilities.
Try the weight lab
Each slider decides how much one measure counts towards a number’s score. Move them and the highest-scoring numbers re-rank straight away. Notice how different settings give different lists. That is the whole point: the ranking reflects your choices, not anything hidden in the draws.
Highest-scoring numbers for the current settings
Understanding Daily Lotto Historical Statistics
These are the four things the lab looks at. Each one is a count or comparison taken from past draws:
| Measure | What it is | What its slider does |
|---|---|---|
| Number frequency | How many times a number appeared in the 100 draws we analysed. | A higher weight lifts the numbers that appeared most often. |
| Recent frequency | How many times it appeared in the latest 40 draws only. | A higher weight lifts numbers that showed up lately. |
| Last appearance | How many draws have passed since the number last came up. | A higher weight lifts numbers that have been missing the longest. |
| Frequency distribution | How the counts compare across all 36 numbers, shown in the bars and tables further down. | No slider. It is there to read, not to score. |
A number’s score is its frequency, recent and last-appearance measures, each scaled from 0 to 1, multiplied by your weights and added up. The lab then lists the 5 highest scores. Patterns in past draws don’t establish what will happen in future ones.
The exact scaling
Frequency and recent frequency are divided by the highest count among the numbers, so the busiest number scores 1. Last appearance is divided by half the sample (at least 5 draws) and capped at 1, so a longer gap gives a higher score.
Do some numbers really come up more than others?
Short version: the counts look about like chance. If every draw were purely random, each number would show up about 13.9 times in 100 draws, give or take about 3.5. Here the most-drawn number appeared 22 times and the least-drawn 7, and 35 of 36 numbers landed inside that normal range. For random draws you would typically expect around 19 in 20. That is a rough guide, not a formal test.
Some numbers will always look busier or quieter in a sample like this. That is simply what randomness looks like, and it isn’t a pattern you can use.
Most drawn in this sample
| Number | Times drawn |
|---|---|
| 25 | 22 |
| 23 | 20 |
| 21 | 19 |
| 31 | 19 |
| 12 | 18 |
Least drawn in this sample
| Number | Times drawn |
|---|---|
| 11 | 7 |
| 22 | 9 |
| 35 | 9 |
| 18 | 10 |
| 33 | 10 |
Odd/even and high/low splits
Every draw can be described by how many of its numbers are odd or even, and how many are low (1 to 18) or high (19 to 36). Here is how the draws in our sample divide up.
Odd and even
| Split | Draws | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 0 odd, 5 even | 1 | 1.0% |
| 1 odd, 4 even | 13 | 13.0% |
| 2 odd, 3 even | 40 | 40.0% |
| 3 odd, 2 even | 27 | 27.0% |
| 4 odd, 1 even | 15 | 15.0% |
| 5 odd, 0 even | 4 | 4.0% |
Low and high
| Split | Draws | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 0 low, 5 high | 3 | 3.0% |
| 1 low, 4 high | 12 | 12.0% |
| 2 low, 3 high | 41 | 41.0% |
| 3 low, 2 high | 29 | 29.0% |
| 4 low, 1 high | 14 | 14.0% |
| 5 low, 0 high | 1 | 1.0% |
Mixed splits are more common than extreme ones simply because there are more ways to make them. That says nothing about which combination will be drawn.
Lab backtest: how would it have done on the last 5 draws?
Here is a fair test. For each of the last few draws, we step back to just before it, run the lab on only the draws that came earlier, and see how many of its top 5 numbers turned up. A tick means one did.
These picks weren’t published at the time. We worked them out afterwards, using the same method as the lab above.
| Draw | Lab’s selection | Numbers drawn | Matched |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Nov 2026 #2793 |
12
15
23
25
31
|
2481936 |
0 of 5 |
| 6 Nov 2026 #2792 |
12 (matched)
15
23
25
31
|
112132122 |
1 of 5 |
| 5 Nov 2026 #2791 |
15
23
25
28
31
|
712132634 |
0 of 5 |
| 4 Nov 2026 #2790 |
15
16
23
25 (matched)
31
|
2224253334 |
1 of 5 |
| 3 Nov 2026 #2789 |
15
16
23
25
31
|
211141828 |
0 of 5 |
Across the last 50 draws we could test this way, the lab matched 0.68 numbers per draw on average. Picking 5 numbers completely at random from 36 would match about 0.69 (a rough yardstick, not a statistical test). When the two are close, the method is adding nothing beyond luck, and a small gap either way is just ordinary variation.
How often each number was drawn
Show the counts as a table
| Number | Times drawn |
|---|---|
| 1 | 13 |
| 2 | 16 |
| 3 | 12 |
| 4 | 11 |
| 5 | 17 |
| 6 | 12 |
| 7 | 14 |
| 8 | 12 |
| 9 | 15 |
| 10 | 13 |
| 11 | 7 |
| 12 | 18 |
| 13 | 15 |
| 14 | 14 |
| 15 | 16 |
| 16 | 16 |
| 17 | 11 |
| 18 | 10 |
| 19 | 11 |
| 20 | 15 |
| 21 | 19 |
| 22 | 9 |
| 23 | 20 |
| 24 | 13 |
| 25 | 22 |
| 26 | 17 |
| 27 | 12 |
| 28 | 15 |
| 29 | 12 |
| 30 | 13 |
| 31 | 19 |
| 32 | 15 |
| 33 | 10 |
| 34 | 11 |
| 35 | 9 |
| 36 | 16 |
Past 100 draws
The most recent draws in our archive, 10 to a page. Always check the official result for anything that matters.
| Draw | Numbers |
|---|---|
| 7 Nov 2026 #2793 | 2481936 |
| 6 Nov 2026 #2792 | 112132122 |
| 5 Nov 2026 #2791 | 712132634 |
| 4 Nov 2026 #2790 | 2224253334 |
| 3 Nov 2026 #2789 | 211141828 |
| 2 Nov 2026 #2788 | 79222728 |
| 1 Nov 2026 #2787 | 2230313336 |
| 31 Oct 2026 #2786 | 915162527 |
| 30 Oct 2026 #2785 | 117252630 |
| 29 Oct 2026 #2784 | 116222832 |
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About Daily Lotto Historical Data
TechChamp maintains a historical archive of Daily Lotto results for informational and educational purposes. The statistical information on this page is calculated from the draw records available in our database.
Number frequencies and historical distributions describe previously published results. They do not indicate which numbers will appear in future draws. Each valid combination has the same probability under the applicable draw rules.
Official operator publications remain the authoritative source for confirming results.
Common questions
Does this predict the next Daily Lotto draw?
No. The lab ranks numbers using past draws, and past draws don’t influence future ones. It’s a way to look at the data, not a forecast.
What are the chances of matching all 5 numbers?
With 5 numbers drawn from 36, there are 376,992 possible combinations, so any one ticket has a 1 in 376,992 chance of matching all 5 main numbers. Past results don’t change that.
Where does the Daily Lotto data come from?
From the results the lottery operator publishes, which we store in our archive. If a result here ever differs from the official one, the official result is correct.
How many draws does the lab look at?
Up to the latest 100 draws in our archive. Daily Lotto is drawn every day, so that covers only about 100 days. The exact number and the dates covered are shown on the page, and older results may be on the results page.
What does “last appearance” mean, and does a long gap matter?
It counts how many draws have passed since a number last came up. Many players wonder whether a long gap means a number is “due”. It doesn’t: a long gap carries no information about the next draw.
Do the sliders improve my chances?
No. Every valid combination has exactly the same chance each time, however the lab ranks the numbers.
Why do different settings give different lists?
Because the list depends entirely on how much weight you give each measure. That is why none of the lists should be treated as advice.
Were the backtest selections real predictions?
No. We worked them out afterwards using only the draws that came before each one, so you can see how the lab’s method behaves. We did not publish them in advance, and how they scored says nothing about future draws.
Where can I find older results?
The Daily Lotto results page keeps previous draws, and you can use the ticket checker there to compare your numbers with a past draw.
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