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Powerball · draw

Wednesday, 16 December 2015

ResultPowerball

Single source
  1. 4
  2. 5
  3. 14
  4. 18
  5. 19
  6. 21
  7. 4

JackpotNZ$15,000,000

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 225 of 1,351 under them

← 2015-12-12All recent draws2015-12-19 →

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 14 18 19 21 + 429 Aug 2026, 09:27 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 16 December 2015 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

31oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 31 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 9% of every possible ticket.

  • sum6th
  • odd50th
  • low95th
  • widest gap19th
  • neighbours91th
  • spread3th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 34 of each

431times
524times
1436times
1843times
19

Prize breakdown · 2015-12-16

  • Lines in play≈ 3.7Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outNZ$15.2Mto 14k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 270lines took a prize
  • Match 6 + Powerball1 winnerchance said 0.10

Where the money went

  • Match 6 + Powerball99%NZ$15.0M
  • Match 3 + Powerball0.9%NZ$140.0K
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball0.1%NZ$10.7K
  • 4 other tiers0.1%NZ$17.1K
Tier1101001k10k100kWinners1101001k10k100k1M10M100MPrize each
  1. Match 6 + Powerball1≈ 0.10 by chance

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46times
2134times
Stars · a separate 1-of-10 machine

Times drawn before — chance expected 22 of each

422times

Every number was expected about that many times after 224 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 6 numbers (5, 14, 18, 21) and 0 of 1 stars with the draw of 2 December 2015 — its closest relative in 224 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 40% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (12 December 2015): 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

81

The numbers add up to 81 — the 5th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 123. Side-by-side numbers: 4–5, 18–19. 58% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

4 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$15,000,000
  • Match 5 + Powerball23≈ 20 by chanceNZ$171
  • Match 4 + Powerball899≈ 820 by chanceNZ$9.00
  • Match 3 + Powerball11,669≈ 12k by chanceNZ$12.00
  • Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball2NZ$2,057
  • Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball72NZ$13.00
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball1,187NZ$9.00
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈3.7M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 4 + Powerball — 899 winners, 10% more than the 820 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$15,000,000
    Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball2NZ$2,057
    Match 5 + Powerball23NZ$171
    Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball72NZ$13.00
    Match 4 + Powerball899NZ$9.00
    Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball1,187NZ$9.00
    Match 3 + Powerball11,669NZ$12.00
    Totals0—