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Powerball · draw

Saturday, 20 February 2016

ResultPowerball

Single source
  1. 5
  2. 11
  3. 20
  4. 22
  5. 31
  6. 33
  7. 6

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 244 of 1,352 under them

← 2016-02-17All recent draws2016-02-24 →

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 11 20 22 31 33 + 629 Aug 2026, 09:27 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

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

  • sum49th
  • odd79th
  • low50th
  • widest gap19th
  • neighbours21th
  • spread38th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 36 of each

528times
1130times
2036times
2228times
31

Prize breakdown · 2016-02-20

  • Lines in play≈ 4.9Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outNZ$222.2Kto 18k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 274lines took a prize
  • Match 6 + Powerball0 winnerschance said 0.13

Where the money went

  • Match 4 + Powerball5.0%NZ$11.2K
  • Match 3 + Powerball83%NZ$184.4K
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball6.3%NZ$13.9K
  • 3 other tiers5.7%NZ$12.7K
Tier1101001k10k100kWinners1101001k10k100k1M10MPrize each
  1. Match 6 + Powerball0≈ 0.13 by chance

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39times
3341times
Stars · a separate 1-of-10 machine

Times drawn before — chance expected 24 of each

621times

Every number was expected about that many times after 243 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, 20, 22, 33) and 0 of 1 stars with the draw of 20 December 2014 — its closest relative in 243 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 42% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (17 February 2016): 20, 33 carried over. Chance says 65% of draws repeat at least one number. Stars: none repeated (10% expected).

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

122

The numbers add up to 122 — the 48th 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

31 had not appeared for 12 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 1.1× as often as an average ticket — about as popular as most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 12% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
NZ$6,000,000
  • Match 5 + Powerball25≈ 26 by chanceNZ$222
  • Match 4 + Powerball1,115≈ 1.1k by chanceNZ$10.00
  • Match 3 + Powerball15,368≈ 15k by chanceNZ$12.00
  • Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball2NZ$2,900
  • Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball69NZ$20.00
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball1,392NZ$10.00
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈4.9M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 4 + Powerball — 1,115 winners, 3% more than the 1.1k 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 + Powerball2NZ$2,900
    Match 5 + Powerball25NZ$222
    Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball69NZ$20.00
    Match 4 + Powerball1,115NZ$10.00
    Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball1,392NZ$10.00
    Match 3 + Powerball15,368NZ$12.00
    Totals0—