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		greenshackle2 on Dec 2, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: South Africa's lottery probed as 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and... Does draw order matter in this lottery? Cause if not it's a lot more likely.

cups_of_rooibos on Dec 2, 2020 [–]

No, in fact the numbers were not drawn sequentially but arranged in order after. The only exception is the powerball, the 10 in this case, which always is last in the draw and positioned last in the final numbers.

This can be seen in the official announcement: https://youtu.be/11RN1pEnrTo

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