New Zealand: Strike
Reduced Wheel 17 of 40 for Strike — guarantee 2
26 combinations instead of 2380 in the full wheel 17 of 40. Guarantee 2 when 4 of 40 are matched — 99% fewer tickets.
A reduced wheel of 17 numbers is an optimized set of 26 combinations. Each combination contains 4 numbers, as required by the draw.
Guarantee: if any 2 winning numbers are among your 17 chosen numbers, at least one system combination will contain all 2 matches.
How to use: select exactly 17 numbers in the field below (or click "Random"), then click "Create System".
Full system
2 380
combinations C(17, 4)
Wheel system
26
combinations with guaranteed 2-match
Savings
99%
2 354 fewer combinations
Select numbers
Select 17 numbers
Selected 0 of 17
Select exactly 17 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 17 numbers.
Use past draw statistics, hot or cold numbers for selection, or click "Random".
Wheel System
Lottery system with 17 numbers and guaranteed 2-match
Select 17 numbers in each field or click "Create System" — missing numbers will be chosen randomly.
G on keyboard — create system
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about the reduced wheel 17 of 40 for Strike
The reduced wheel contains 26 combinations (tickets) — 99% fewer than the full wheel (2380 combinations for 17 of 4). Each ticket matches the Strike rules: 4 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 17 picks. In that case, at least one system ticket is guaranteed to contain all 2 of those matches.
Only the full wheel of 17 numbers (2380 combinations) guarantees the jackpot. The reduced wheel trades that 100 % guarantee for a 99% ticket reduction: it guarantees at least 2 matches on one ticket whenever any 2 winning numbers fall within your 17 picks. The jackpot becomes a strong chance rather than a certainty.
Total cost = 26 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 Strike draw. On average, the 17-of-40 wheel with guarantee 2 is roughly 99% cheaper than full coverage.