New Zealand: Lotto
Reduced Wheel 35 of 40 for Lotto — guarantee 2
42 combinations instead of 1623160 in the full wheel 35 of 40. Guarantee 2 when 6 of 40 are matched — 100% fewer tickets.
A reduced wheel of 35 numbers is an optimized set of 42 combinations. Each combination contains 6 numbers, as required by the draw.
Guarantee: if any 2 winning numbers are among your 35 chosen numbers, at least one system combination will contain all 2 matches.
How to use: select exactly 35 numbers in the field below (or click "Random"), then click "Create System".
Full system
1 623 160
combinations C(35, 6)
Wheel system
42
combinations with guaranteed 2-match
Savings
100%
1 623 118 fewer combinations
Select numbers
Select 35 numbers
Selected 0 of 35
Select exactly 35 numbers from 40 — the wheel system will be composed from them.
This is the most important step: you assume that the winning numbers of the next draw will be among these 35 numbers.
Use past draw statistics, hot or cold numbers for selection, or click "Random".
Wheel System
Lottery system with 35 numbers and guaranteed 2-match
Select 35 numbers in each field or click "Create System" — missing numbers will be chosen randomly.
G on keyboard — create system
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about the reduced wheel 35 of 40 for Lotto
The reduced wheel contains 42 combinations (tickets) — 100% fewer than the full wheel (1623160 combinations for 35 of 6). Each ticket matches the Lotto rules: 6 numbers out of 40.
Guarantee 2 is the minimum number of matches on a single ticket that the wheel ensures if any 2 winning numbers are among your 35 picks. In that case, at least one system ticket is guaranteed to contain all 2 of those matches.
Only the full wheel of 35 numbers (1623160 combinations) guarantees the jackpot. The reduced wheel trades that 100 % guarantee for a 100% ticket reduction: it guarantees at least 2 matches on one ticket whenever any 2 winning numbers fall within your 35 picks. The jackpot becomes a strong chance rather than a certainty.
Total cost = 42 tickets × the ticket price. The current ticket price and final total are shown in the boxes above on this page — values are taken from the latest Lotto draw. On average, the 35-of-40 wheel with guarantee 2 is roughly 100% cheaper than full coverage.