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Powerball · draw

Wednesday, 20 January 2016

ResultPowerball

Single source
  1. 4
  2. 12
  3. 17
  4. 24
  5. 28
  6. 34
  7. 10

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 235 of 1,351 under them

← 2016-01-16All recent draws2016-01-23 →

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 12 17 24 28 34 + 1029 Aug 2026, 09:27 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 20 January 2016 — 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.

  • sum44th
  • odd5th
  • low50th
  • widest gap12th
  • neighbours21th
  • spread50th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 35 of each

433times
1233times
1738times
2436times
28

Prize breakdown · 2016-01-20

  • Lines in play≈ 2.4Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outNZ$108.4Kto 8.6k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 273lines took a prize
  • Match 6 + Powerball0 winnerschance said 0.06

Where the money went

  • Match 5 + Powerball5.5%NZ$6.0K
  • Match 3 + Powerball81%NZ$88.2K
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball6.9%NZ$7.5K
  • 2 other tiers6.2%NZ$6.7K
Tier1101001k10kWinners1101001k10k100k1M10MPrize each
  1. Match 6 + Powerball0≈ 0.06 by chance

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30times
3431times
Stars · a separate 1-of-10 machine

Times drawn before — chance expected 23 of each

1020times

Every number was expected about that many times after 234 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 (12, 24, 34) and 0 of 1 stars with the draw of 17 October 2015 — its closest relative in 234 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 100% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (16 January 2016): 34 carried over. Chance says 65% of draws repeat at least one number. Stars: none repeated (10% expected).

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

119

The numbers add up to 119 — the 43th 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

12 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 1.0× as often as an average ticket — about as popular as most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 13% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
NZ$6,000,000
  • Match 5 + Powerball14≈ 13 by chanceNZ$427
  • Match 4 + Powerball543≈ 517 by chanceNZ$11.00
  • Match 3 + Powerball7,347≈ 7.3k by chanceNZ$12.00
  • Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball33NZ$22.00
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball684NZ$11.00
  • Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball0no winners
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈2.4M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 4 + Powerball — 543 winners, 5% more than the 517 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 + Powerball0NZ$0.00
    Match 5 + Powerball14NZ$427
    Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball33NZ$22.00
    Match 4 + Powerball543NZ$11.00
    Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball684NZ$11.00
    Match 3 + Powerball7,347NZ$12.00
    Totals0—