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Powerball · draw

Saturday, 16 January 2016

ResultPowerball

Single source
  1. 5
  2. 26
  3. 33
  4. 34
  5. 38
  6. 40
  7. 2

JackpotNZ$5,000,000

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 234 of 1,351 under them

← 2016-01-13All recent draws2016-01-20 →

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 feed5 26 33 34 38 40 + 229 Aug 2026, 09:27 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 16 January 2016 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

29oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 29 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 7% of every possible ticket.

  • sum98th
  • odd21th
  • low5th
  • widest gap96th
  • neighbours63th
  • spread82th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 35 of each

526times
2639times
3339times
3430times
38

Prize breakdown · 2016-01-16

  • Lines in play≈ 4.5Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outNZ$207.7Kto 17k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 273lines took a prize
  • Match 6 + Powerball0 winnerschance said 0.12

Where the money went

  • Match 5 + Powerball5.5%NZ$11.4K
  • Match 3 + Powerball81%NZ$168.7K
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball7.1%NZ$14.7K
  • 2 other tiers6.2%NZ$12.8K
Tier1101001k10k100kWinners1101001k10k100k1M10MPrize each
  1. Match 6 + Powerball0≈ 0.12 by chance

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33times
4037times
Stars · a separate 1-of-10 machine

Times drawn before — chance expected 23 of each

234times

Every number was expected about that many times after 233 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 4 of 6 numbers (26, 33, 34, 38) and 0 of 1 stars with the draw of 4 February 2012 — its closest relative in 233 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 41% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (13 January 2016): 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

176

The numbers add up to 176 — the 98th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 123. Side-by-side numbers: 33–34. 58% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

26 had not appeared for 22 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 0.3× as often as an average ticket — less popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 35% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
NZ$5,000,000
  • Match 5 + Powerball21≈ 24 by chanceNZ$545
  • Match 4 + Powerball1,039≈ 988 by chanceNZ$11.00
  • Match 3 + Powerball14,056≈ 14k by chanceNZ$12.00
  • Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball65NZ$21.00
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball1,340NZ$11.00
  • Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball0no winners
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈4.5M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 4 + Powerball — 1,039 winners, 5% more than the 988 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$5,000,000
    Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball0NZ$0.00
    Match 5 + Powerball21NZ$545
    Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball65NZ$21.00
    Match 4 + Powerball1,039NZ$11.00
    Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball1,340NZ$11.00
    Match 3 + Powerball14,056NZ$12.00
    Totals0—