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Powerball · draw

Wednesday, 18 November 2015

ResultPowerball

Single source
  1. 17
  2. 18
  3. 19
  4. 20
  5. 22
  6. 40
  7. 7

JackpotNZ$7,500,000

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 217 of 1,352 under them

← 2015-11-14All recent draws2015-11-21 →

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 feed17 18 19 20 22 40 + 729 Aug 2026, 09:27 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 18 November 2015 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

34oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 34 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 12% of every possible ticket.

  • sum68th
  • odd21th
  • low79th
  • widest gap89th
  • neighbours99th
  • spread16th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 32 of each

1735times
1841times
1943times
2033times
22

Prize breakdown · 2015-11-18

  • Lines in play≈ 2.5Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outNZ$113.3Kto 9.1k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 274lines took a prize
  • Match 6 + Powerball0 winnerschance said 0.07

Where the money went

  • Match 4 + Powerball5.3%NZ$6K
  • Match 3 + Powerball83%NZ$93.8K
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball6.4%NZ$7.3K
  • 3 other tiers5.6%NZ$6.3K
Tier1101001k10kWinners1101001k10k100k1M10MPrize each
  1. Match 6 + Powerball0≈ 0.07 by chance

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25times
4033times
Stars · a separate 1-of-10 machine

Times drawn before — chance expected 22 of each

720times

Every number was expected about that many times after 216 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.

Frequency Explorer →

Its nearest twin

Shares 3 of 6 numbers (18, 19, 20) and 1 of 1 stars with the draw of 1 August 2015 — its closest relative in 216 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 100% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (14 November 2015): 40 carried over. Chance says 65% of draws repeat at least one number. Stars: none repeated (10% expected).

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

136

The numbers add up to 136 — the 68th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 123. Side-by-side numbers: 17–18, 18–19, 19–20. 58% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

22 had not appeared for 13 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 2.0× as often as an average ticket — more popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 6% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
NZ$7,500,000
  • Match 5 + Powerball17≈ 13 by chanceNZ$163
  • Match 4 + Powerball541≈ 549 by chanceNZ$11.00
  • Match 3 + Powerball7,814≈ 7.8k by chanceNZ$12.00
  • Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball2NZ$1,446
  • Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball28NZ$24.00
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball729NZ$10.00
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈2.5M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 4 + Powerball — 541 winners, 2% fewer than the 549 an even spread gives. The real crowd and an even spread agreed closely on this draw.

    Show the published table
    MatchWinnersPrize each
    Match 6 + Powerball0NZ$7,500,000
    Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball2NZ$1,446
    Match 5 + Powerball17NZ$163
    Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball28NZ$24.00
    Match 4 + Powerball541NZ$11.00
    Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball729NZ$10.00
    Match 3 + Powerball7,814NZ$12.00
    Totals0—