Lotto Draw #717 — Numbers & Results Review
Saturday, 31 March 2001 · The official Lotto NZ winning numbers for this draw — 6 main balls, bonus ball and Powerball — plus how my 30 lines measured up.
There’s something quietly funny about drawing 2, 4, 8, 16, 27, 28 with a Powerball of 3 — it feels like the kind of sequence you’d see in a maths puzzle, not on a ticket. Saturday’s draw #717 didn’t hand us any fireworks: none of my 30 lines matched three or more main balls, and the Powerball stayed stubbornly out of reach (we carried 6, it picked 3). Still, line #19, my Hot numbers pick, snuck in two mains for a small Division 7 win — a tiny consolation, but a real one. Eight lines also caught the bonus ball, which is the lotto equivalent of a pat on the back. Just bad luck this time, really. Maybe next week the numbers will be a little less orderly.
Official result — Draw #717 · Saturday, 31 March 2001
🏆 Division 7These are the official Lotto NZ winning numbers for Saturday, 31 March 2001 — the same ones my 30 lines were checked against.
My 30 lines vs the result
| Line # | Style | 6 Numbers | Powerball | Hits | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Hot numbers | 789233337 |
5 |
1 · 2 · 1 · 2 · 2 · 2 | 1 main + bonus |
| #2 | Balanced mix | 2812213236 |
1 |
0 · 2 · 3 · 1 · 1 · 3 | 2 main |
| #3 | Wild card | 4611152837 |
1 |
1 · 1 · 1 · 1 · 0 · 2 | 2 main |
| #4 | Hot numbers | 8913232536 |
1 |
2 · 1 · 2 · 2 · 2 · 3 | 1 main |
| #5 | Balanced mix | 121317253234 |
6 |
3 · 2 · 0 · 2 · 1 · 1 | 0 main |
| #6 | Wild card | 182026313740 |
6 |
0 · 0 · 0 · 1 · 2 · 0 | 0 main |
| #7 | Hot numbers | 3712132325 |
6 |
1 · 1 · 3 · 2 · 2 · 2 | 0 main + bonus |
| #8 | Balanced mix | 131523273537 |
1 |
2 · 1 · 2 · 1 · 0 · 2 | 1 main |
| #9 | Wild card | 31117233640 |
5 |
1 · 1 · 0 · 2 · 3 · 0 | 0 main |
| #10 | Hot numbers | 479131425 |
1 |
1 · 1 · 1 · 2 · 1 · 2 | 1 main + bonus |
| #11 | Balanced mix | 368152140 |
5 |
1 · 1 · 2 · 1 · 1 · 0 | 1 main |
| #12 | Wild card | 41214273132 |
1 |
1 · 3 · 1 · 1 · 1 · 1 | 2 main |
| #13 | Hot numbers | 46792325 |
1 |
1 · 1 · 1 · 1 · 2 · 2 | 1 main + bonus |
| #14 | Balanced mix | 91314153040 |
6 |
1 · 2 · 1 · 1 · 1 · 0 | 0 main |
| #15 | Wild card | 51923283637 |
5 |
0 · 1 · 2 · 0 · 3 · 2 | 1 main |
| #16 | Hot numbers | 367123336 |
1 |
1 · 1 · 1 · 3 · 2 · 3 | 0 main + bonus |
| #17 | Balanced mix | 61118303136 |
1 |
1 · 1 · 0 · 1 · 1 · 3 | 0 main |
| #18 | Wild card | 111213333638 |
5 |
1 · 3 · 2 · 2 · 3 · 0 | 0 main |
| #19 | Hot numbers | 4678913 |
6 |
1 · 1 · 1 · 2 · 1 · 2 | 2 main + bonus · Div 7 |
| #20 | Balanced mix | 6823303238 |
5 |
1 · 2 · 2 · 1 · 1 · 0 | 1 main |
| #21 | Wild card | 678122125 |
1 |
1 · 1 · 2 · 3 · 1 · 2 | 1 main + bonus |
| #22 | Hot numbers | 468142336 |
5 |
1 · 1 · 2 · 1 · 2 · 3 | 2 main |
| #23 | Balanced mix | 42332333439 |
5 |
1 · 2 · 1 · 2 · 1 · 1 | 1 main |
| #24 | Wild card | 101112152528 |
6 |
0 · 1 · 3 · 1 · 2 · 0 | 1 main |
| #25 | Hot numbers | 3812142337 |
5 |
1 · 2 · 3 · 1 · 2 · 2 | 1 main |
| #26 | Balanced mix | 61112202729 |
5 |
1 · 1 · 3 · 0 · 1 · 1 | 1 main |
| #27 | Wild card | 101219223336 |
1 |
0 · 3 · 1 · 0 · 2 · 3 | 0 main |
| #28 | Hot numbers | 41213142325 |
1 |
1 · 3 · 2 · 1 · 2 · 2 | 1 main |
| #29 | Balanced mix | 21123303334 |
5 |
0 · 1 · 2 · 1 · 2 · 1 | 1 main |
| #30 | Wild card | 71217273340 |
1 |
1 · 3 · 0 · 1 · 2 · 0 | 1 main + bonus |
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