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Powerball · draw

Saturday, 31 March 2012

ResultPowerball

Single source
  1. 4
  2. 5
  3. 21
  4. 24
  5. 35
  6. 40
  7. 7

JackpotNZ$26,264,932

The crowdHeld about as often as an average linefrom the prize table, not from a model of how people pick

Top prizeNot wonnext draw advertised at

Rules6/40 + 1/10 · since Nov 2011draw 21 of 1,351 under them

← 2012-03-24All recent draws2012-04-07 →

Where this result came from

SourcesOnly Primary (commercial feed) reported this draw, so there is nothing to check it against. Settled 29 Aug 2026, 09:39 UTC.

  • Primarycommercial feed4 5 21 24 35 40 + 729 Aug 2026, 09:27 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 31 March 2012 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

61oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 61 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 69% of every possible ticket.

  • sum59th
  • odd50th
  • low21th
  • widest gap80th
  • neighbours63th
  • spread87th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 3 of each

44times
53times
213times
241time
35

Prize breakdown · 2012-03-31

  • Lines in play≈ 13Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outNZ$26.9Mto 7.0k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 1,892lines took a prize
  • Match 6 + Powerball1 winnerchance said 0.34

Where the money went

  • Match 6 + Powerball98%NZ$26.3M
  • Match 4 + Powerball0.7%NZ$193.6K
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball0.7%NZ$191.8K
  • 3 other tiers0.8%NZ$212.1K
Tier1101001k10kWinners1101001k10k100k1M10M100MPrize each
  1. Match 6 + Powerball1≈ 0.34 by chance

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3times
406times
Stars · a separate 1-of-10 machine

Times drawn before — chance expected 2 of each

73times

Every number was expected about that many times after 20 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 3 of 6 numbers (4, 5, 40) and 0 of 1 stars with the draw of 17 March 2012 — its closest relative in 20 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 49% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (24 March 2012): nothing carried over. Chance says 65% of draws repeat at least one number. Stars: none repeated (10% expected).

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

129

The numbers add up to 129 — the 58th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 123. Side-by-side numbers: 4–5. 58% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

21 had not appeared for 7 draws. A number waits about 7 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 0.7× as often as an average ticket — less 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 →
NZ$26,264,932
  • Match 5 + Powerball77≈ 70 by chanceNZ$1,214
  • Match 4 + Powerball2,889≈ 2.9k by chanceNZ$67.00
  • Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball4NZ$23,379
  • Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball160NZ$157
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball3,835NZ$50.00
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈13M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 4 + Powerball — 2,889 winners, 0% more than the 2.9k an even spread gives. The real crowd and an even spread agreed closely on this draw.

    Show the published table
    MatchWinnersPrize each
    Match 6 + Powerball1NZ$26,264,932
    Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball4NZ$23,379
    Match 5 + Powerball77NZ$1,214
    Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball160NZ$157
    Match 4 + Powerball2,889NZ$67.00
    Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball3,835NZ$50.00