Lotto Draw #740 — Numbers & Results Review
Saturday, 08 September 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 poetic about a draw where the numbers cluster so tightly — 18, 19, 23, 31, 35, 36 — and yet my best line only brushed two of them. Line #3, the wild card, at least had the decency to stay close. Twenty-seven main balls across thirty lines sounds like activity, but none of them linked into a real win. The Powerball? It rolled to 5 while my lines carried 2, so that dream stayed parked. Five lines did catch the bonus ball, which is a small nod, a wink from the machine. Honestly, this one’s just a shrug from the universe. No thunder, no heartbreak — just a Saturday night where luck took a different bus. Maybe next week it stops here.
Official result — Draw #740 · Saturday, 08 September 2001
No winner this drawThese are the official Lotto NZ winning numbers for Saturday, 08 September 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 | 379132327 |
3 |
8 · 5 · 5 · 5 · 7 · 10 | 1 main |
| #2 | Balanced mix | 41113172734 |
7 |
4 · 7 · 5 · 3 · 10 · 4 | 0 main + bonus |
| #3 | Wild card | 1220222331 |
2 |
3 · 5 · 3 · 1 · 7 · 3 | 2 main |
| #4 | Hot numbers | 3912293036 |
2 |
8 · 5 · 7 · 5 · 5 · 5 | 1 main |
| #5 | Balanced mix | 61118212740 |
7 |
6 · 7 · 4 · 4 · 10 · 4 | 1 main |
| #6 | Wild card | 71015182033 |
3 |
5 · 2 · 6 · 4 · 3 · 3 | 1 main |
| #7 | Hot numbers | 369111230 |
7 |
8 · 6 · 5 · 7 · 7 · 5 | 0 main |
| #8 | Balanced mix | 121429303239 |
7 |
7 · 4 · 5 · 5 · 3 · 5 | 0 main |
| #9 | Wild card | 32632343638 |
3 |
8 · 4 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 2 | 1 main |
| #10 | Hot numbers | 2311132336 |
3 |
5 · 8 · 7 · 5 · 7 · 5 | 2 main |
| #11 | Balanced mix | 2415192737 |
7 |
5 · 4 · 6 · 4 · 10 · 3 | 1 main |
| #12 | Wild card | 1917232930 |
7 |
3 · 5 · 3 · 7 · 5 · 5 | 1 main + bonus |
| #13 | Hot numbers | 379131536 |
2 |
8 · 5 · 5 · 5 · 6 · 5 | 1 main |
| #14 | Balanced mix | 7920213536 |
3 |
5 · 5 · 3 · 4 · 4 · 5 | 2 main |
| #15 | Wild card | 171827293439 |
3 |
3 · 4 · 10 · 5 · 4 · 5 | 1 main + bonus |
| #16 | Hot numbers | 21523273036 |
3 |
5 · 6 · 7 · 10 · 5 · 5 | 2 main |
| #17 | Balanced mix | 6918212836 |
3 |
6 · 5 · 4 · 4 · 3 · 5 | 2 main |
| #18 | Wild card | 4512253940 |
2 |
4 · 2 · 7 · 2 · 5 · 4 | 0 main |
| #19 | Hot numbers | 7813152930 |
3 |
5 · 7 · 5 · 6 · 5 · 5 | 0 main |
| #20 | Balanced mix | 389202135 |
3 |
8 · 7 · 5 · 3 · 4 · 4 | 1 main |
| #21 | Wild card | 21315223238 |
3 |
5 · 5 · 6 · 1 · 3 · 2 | 0 main |
| #22 | Hot numbers | 23682936 |
7 |
5 · 8 · 6 · 7 · 5 · 5 | 1 main |
| #23 | Balanced mix | 8921273235 |
7 |
7 · 5 · 4 · 10 · 3 · 4 | 1 main |
| #24 | Wild card | 5812172839 |
7 |
2 · 7 · 7 · 3 · 3 · 5 | 0 main + bonus |
| #25 | Hot numbers | 3815232930 |
2 |
8 · 7 · 6 · 7 · 5 · 5 | 1 main |
| #26 | Balanced mix | 3813141831 |
2 |
8 · 7 · 5 · 4 · 4 · 3 | 2 main |
| #27 | Wild card | 31116172930 |
2 |
8 · 7 · 4 · 3 · 5 · 5 | 0 main + bonus |
| #28 | Hot numbers | 3812131529 |
2 |
8 · 7 · 7 · 5 · 6 · 5 | 0 main |
| #29 | Balanced mix | 31314192932 |
7 |
8 · 5 · 4 · 4 · 5 · 3 | 1 main |
| #30 | Wild card | 2714223538 |
3 |
5 · 5 · 4 · 1 · 4 · 2 | 1 main |
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