Lotto Draw #2561 — Numbers & Results Review
Wednesday, 18 February 2026 · The official Lotto NZ winning numbers for this draw — 6 main balls, bonus ball and Powerball — plus how my 30 lines measured up.
Draw 2561, and the Powerball rolled in as a modest little 1. My 30 lines put up a decent scrap — 29 main-ball hits in total, though only one line, #24, the wild card, managed to land three numbers for a Division 5 win. Twelve lines actually caught the Powerball itself, which feels like the universe winking at us, even if it didn’t line up with the big ones. Nine bonus balls tagged along too, so there was plenty of near-miss energy floating around. No life-changing moment this Wednesday, but a small win’s still a win, right? Here’s hoping the next draw brings a little more chaos in our favour.
Official result — Draw #2561 · Wednesday, 18 February 2026
🏆 Division 5These are the official Lotto NZ winning numbers for Wednesday, 18 February 2026 — 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 | 121520232531 |
8 |
136 · 132 · 129 · 144 · 139 · 134 | 0 main |
| #2 | Balanced mix | 81525293334 |
8 |
108 · 132 · 139 · 133 · 125 · 126 | 2 main + bonus · Div 7 |
| #3 | Wild card | 3413242940 |
1 |
114 · 128 · 127 · 140 · 133 · 135 | 2 main + bonus + PB · Div 7 |
| #4 | Hot numbers | 21017222540 |
1 |
130 · 154 · 141 · 142 · 139 · 135 | 2 main + PB |
| #5 | Balanced mix | 3613202335 |
1 |
114 · 131 · 127 · 129 · 144 · 128 | 0 main + PB |
| #6 | Wild card | 71214172123 |
1 |
113 · 136 · 105 · 141 · 128 · 144 | 1 main + PB |
| #7 | Hot numbers | 101222233140 |
1 |
154 · 136 · 142 · 144 · 134 · 135 | 0 main + PB |
| #8 | Balanced mix | 41821222425 |
8 |
128 · 116 · 128 · 142 · 140 · 139 | 2 main |
| #9 | Wild card | 157151633 |
1 |
128 · 128 · 113 · 132 · 121 · 125 | 0 main + PB |
| #10 | Hot numbers | 151920232531 |
5 |
132 · 134 · 129 · 144 · 139 · 134 | 0 main |
| #11 | Balanced mix | 2412192628 |
8 |
130 · 128 · 136 · 134 · 117 · 127 | 2 main |
| #12 | Wild card | 81626373840 |
1 |
108 · 121 · 117 · 114 · 123 · 135 | 1 main + PB |
| #13 | Hot numbers | 21217192029 |
8 |
130 · 136 · 141 · 134 · 129 · 133 | 2 main + bonus · Div 7 |
| #14 | Balanced mix | 457171940 |
5 |
128 · 128 · 113 · 141 · 134 · 135 | 2 main |
| #15 | Wild card | 4911122337 |
5 |
128 · 114 · 123 · 136 · 144 · 114 | 1 main |
| #16 | Hot numbers | 2619243140 |
8 |
130 · 131 · 134 · 140 · 134 · 135 | 2 main |
| #17 | Balanced mix | 72021243540 |
8 |
113 · 129 · 128 · 140 · 128 · 135 | 1 main |
| #18 | Wild card | 91819242831 |
8 |
114 · 116 · 134 · 140 · 127 · 134 | 1 main |
| #19 | Hot numbers | 61015192025 |
1 |
131 · 154 · 132 · 134 · 129 · 139 | 0 main + PB |
| #20 | Balanced mix | 136212529 |
8 |
128 · 114 · 131 · 128 · 139 · 133 | 0 main + bonus |
| #21 | Wild card | 11418222835 |
8 |
128 · 105 · 116 · 142 · 127 · 128 | 0 main |
| #22 | Hot numbers | 21015192540 |
5 |
130 · 154 · 132 · 134 · 139 · 135 | 1 main |
| #23 | Balanced mix | 1622253538 |
5 |
128 · 131 · 142 · 139 · 128 · 123 | 0 main |
| #24 | Wild card | 3817242938 |
1 |
114 · 108 · 141 · 140 · 133 · 123 | 3 main + bonus + PB · Div 5 |
| #25 | Hot numbers | 61520222329 |
5 |
131 · 132 · 129 · 142 · 144 · 133 | 0 main + bonus |
| #26 | Balanced mix | 567202829 |
1 |
128 · 131 · 113 · 129 · 127 · 133 | 0 main + bonus + PB |
| #27 | Wild card | 4616202628 |
8 |
128 · 131 · 121 · 129 · 117 · 127 | 1 main |
| #28 | Hot numbers | 61215172223 |
1 |
131 · 136 · 132 · 141 · 142 · 144 | 1 main + PB |
| #29 | Balanced mix | 2912212935 |
8 |
130 · 114 · 136 · 128 · 133 · 128 | 1 main + bonus |
| #30 | Wild card | 92022293437 |
1 |
114 · 129 · 142 · 133 · 126 · 114 | 1 main + bonus + PB |
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