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Powerball · draw

Thursday, 18 May 2023

ResultPowerball

Single source
  1. 3
  2. 6
  3. 7
  4. 11
  5. 19
  6. 20
  7. 33
  8. 18

JackpotA$4,000,000

Top prizeNot wonnext draw advertised at

Rules7/35 + 1/20 · since Apr 2018draw 266 of 443 under them

← 2023-05-11All recent draws2023-05-25 →

Where this result came from

SourcesOnly Primary (commercial feed) reported this draw, so there is nothing to check it against. Settled 29 Aug 2026, 09:36 UTC.

  • Primarycommercial feed3 6 7 11 19 20 33 + 1829 Aug 2026, 09:26 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 18 May 2023 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

45oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 45 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 32% of every possible ticket.

  • sum14th
  • odd86th
  • low62th
  • widest gap81th
  • neighbours79th
  • spread70th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 53 of each

358times
648times
764times
1156times
19

Prize breakdown · 2023-05-18

  • Paid outA$8.0Mto 453k winning lines
  • 10 winnersA$4.0M

Where the money went

  • 615%A$1.2M
  • 823%A$1.8M
  • 940%A$3.2M
  • 4 other tiers22%A$1.7M
Tier1101001k10k100k1MWinners1101001k10k100k1M10MPrize each
  1. 10A$4,000,000
  2. 3

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57times
2052times
3344times
Stars · a separate 1-of-20 machine

Times drawn before — chance expected 13 of each

1812times

Every number was expected about that many times after 265 draws, and they scatter around it. Warm means more than expected, cool means fewer — and a cold number arriving is exactly what cold numbers do.

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Its nearest twin

Shares 4 of 7 numbers (6, 7, 19, 33) and 0 of 1 stars with the draw of 17 November 2022 — its closest relative in 265 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 99% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (11 May 2023): 3 carried over. Chance says 82% of draws repeat at least one number. Stars: none repeated (5% expected).

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

99

The numbers add up to 99 — the 13th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 126. Side-by-side numbers: 6–7, 19–20. 77% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

7 had not appeared for 7 draws. A number waits about 5 on average, and a wait this long was not a signal — the machine has no memory of it.

Gap & “Overdue” Tracker →

How many people held it

A line like this is played about 1.3× as often as an average ticket — more popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 17% of the jackpot.

Illustrative model, calibrated to published studies — not live sales.

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
36
A$9,885
  • 4663A$370
  • 51,321A$139
  • 617,570A$67.75
  • 725,399A$36.70
  • 8107,456A$17.15
  • 9300,386A$10.75
  • 20no winners
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    Show the published table
    MatchWinnersPrize each
    10A$4,000,000
    20A$0.00
    336A$9,885
    4663A$370
    51,321A$139
    617,570A$67.75
    725,399A$36.70
    8107,456A$17.15
    9300,386A$10.75