Lotto balls

Steve hall made this Official Information request to New Zealand Lotteries Commission

The request was successful.

From: Steve hall

Dear New Zealand Lotteries Commission,

I was curious to know the make up of the balls for the lotto draw.
What material are these made of, and is there any risk of increasing preference of a single ball such as magnetic, warping, out of shape etc
Do these get damaged in any way during the draw ?

Are they the same balls every week or are they used multiple drawers and if so how often are they replaced.

Yours faithfully,

Steve hall

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From: Info

Hi Steve,

We can confirm receipt of your Official Information Act request and will respond to you within 20 business days (8 April 2019).

Kind regards

Laura Vlad

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From: Steve hall

Dear Info,

Also info such as

Weight of balls,
hollow or solid
magnetic ?
temperature stability
warping probability
material
number of times used
do they get damaged ? or robust and replaced as matter of course ?
size of sphere, and testing
do they come under some rules and regulations of manufacture tolerances

any other interesting info about these.

This is a curiosity thing more than anything as wonder how much effect they have on the draw (and under stand this should be none, and wonder how it is achieved and monitored)

Yours sincerely,

Steve hall

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Hi Steve,

 

This letter is in response to your enquiry to Lotto New Zealand on 11
March 2019. Your request was as follows:

 

I was curious to know the make up of the balls for the lotto draw. What
material are these made of, and is there any risk of increasing preference
of a single ball such as magnetic, warping, out of shape etc. Do these get
damaged in any way during the draw?

 

Also info such as:

·         Weight of balls,

·         hollow or solid

·         magnetic?

·         temperature stability

·         warping probability

·         material

·         number of times used

·         do they get damaged?  or robust and replaced as matter of
course?

·         size of sphere, and testing

·         do they come under some rules and regulations of manufacture
tolerances?

·         any other interesting info about these.

 

This is a curiosity thing more than anything as wonder how much effect
they have on the draw (and understand this should be none, and wonder how
it is achieved and monitored)

 

Please find attached the response to this request.

 

Kind regards,

Kirsten Robinson

 

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From: Steve hall

Dear Kirsten,

Thank you for the detailed reply, as I said this was for a curiosity only request, and that satisfies my curiosity

thanks again, will make this as completed :)

Yours sincerely,

Steve hall

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