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Powerball · draw

Saturday, 26 December 2015

ResultPowerball

Single source
  1. 4
  2. 7
  3. 16
  4. 27
  5. 36
  6. 38
  7. 7

JackpotNZ$6,000,000

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 228 of 1,351 under them

← 2015-12-23All recent draws2015-12-30 →

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 7 16 27 36 38 + 729 Aug 2026, 09:27 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 26 December 2015 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

66oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 66 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 81% of every possible ticket.

  • sum57th
  • odd21th
  • low50th
  • widest gap38th
  • neighbours21th
  • spread75th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 34 of each

432times
731times
1631times
2738times
36

Prize breakdown · 2015-12-26

  • Lines in play≈ 7.9Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outNZ$357.4Kto 29k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 273lines took a prize
  • Match 6 + Powerball0 winnerschance said 0.21

Where the money went

  • Match 4 + Powerball5.1%NZ$18.3K
  • Match 3 + Powerball83%NZ$295.7K
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball6.6%NZ$23.7K
  • 3 other tiers5.5%NZ$19.8K
Tier1101001k10k100kWinners1101001k10k100k1M10MPrize each
  1. Match 6 + Powerball0≈ 0.21 by chance

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34times
3832times
Stars · a separate 1-of-10 machine

Times drawn before — chance expected 23 of each

722times

Every number was expected about that many times after 227 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 (4, 7, 27, 36) and 0 of 1 stars with the draw of 24 August 2013 — its closest relative in 227 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 40% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (23 December 2015): 7 carried over. Chance says 65% of draws repeat at least one number. Stars: none repeated (10% expected).

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

128

The numbers add up to 128 — the 57th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 123. No two numbers side by side. 58% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

36 had not appeared for 9 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 0.8× as often as an average ticket — less popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 16% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
NZ$6,000,000
  • Match 5 + Powerball39≈ 42 by chanceNZ$222
  • Match 4 + Powerball1,826≈ 1.7k by chanceNZ$10.00
  • Match 3 + Powerball24,638≈ 25k by chanceNZ$12.00
  • Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball1NZ$9,036
  • Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball117NZ$18.00
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball2,365NZ$10.00
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈7.9M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 4 + Powerball — 1,826 winners, 5% more than the 1.7k 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$6,000,000
    Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball1NZ$9,036
    Match 5 + Powerball39NZ$222
    Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball117NZ$18.00
    Match 4 + Powerball1,826NZ$10.00
    Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball2,365NZ$10.00
    Match 3 + Powerball24,638NZ$12.00
    Totals0—