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Powerball · draw

Wednesday, 17 February 2016

ResultPowerball

Single source
  1. 3
  2. 10
  3. 20
  4. 24
  5. 30
  6. 33
  7. 9

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 243 of 1,352 under them

← 2016-02-13All recent draws2016-02-20 →

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 feed3 10 20 24 30 33 + 929 Aug 2026, 09:27 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 17 February 2016 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

72oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 72 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 91% of every possible ticket.

  • sum46th
  • odd21th
  • low50th
  • widest gap28th
  • neighbours21th
  • spread50th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 36 of each

335times
1031times
2035times
2437times
30

Prize breakdown · 2016-02-17

  • Lines in play≈ 2.3Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outNZ$108Kto 8.6k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 273lines took a prize
  • Match 6 + Powerball0 winnerschance said 0.06

Where the money went

  • Match 5 + Powerball5.6%NZ$6.1K
  • Match 3 + Powerball81%NZ$87.6K
  • 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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32times
3340times
Stars · a separate 1-of-10 machine

Times drawn before — chance expected 24 of each

915times

Every number was expected about that many times after 242 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 (10, 20, 24) and 0 of 1 stars with the draw of 11 October 2014 — its closest relative in 242 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 100% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (13 February 2016): 3 carried over. Chance says 65% of draws repeat at least one number. Stars: 9 repeated (10% expected).

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

120

The numbers add up to 120 — the 45th 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

20 had not appeared for 17 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 1.3× as often as an average ticket — more popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 10% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
NZ$5,000,000
  • Match 5 + Powerball19≈ 12 by chanceNZ$321
  • Match 4 + Powerball547≈ 513 by chanceNZ$11.00
  • Match 3 + Powerball7,302≈ 7.3k by chanceNZ$12.00
  • Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball38NZ$19.00
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball681NZ$11.00
  • Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball0no winners
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈2.3M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 4 + Powerball — 547 winners, 7% more than the 513 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 + Powerball19NZ$321
    Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball38NZ$19.00
    Match 4 + Powerball547NZ$11.00
    Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball681NZ$11.00
    Match 3 + Powerball7,302NZ$12.00
    Totals0—