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Powerball · draw

Wednesday, 6 April 2016

ResultPowerball

Single source
  1. 7
  2. 22
  3. 27
  4. 28
  5. 36
  6. 40
  7. 10

JackpotNZ$16,000,000

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 257 of 1,351 under them

← 2016-04-02All recent draws2016-04-09 →

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 feed7 22 27 28 36 40 + 1029 Aug 2026, 09:27 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 6 April 2016 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

43oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 43 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 27% of every possible ticket.

  • sum92th
  • odd21th
  • low5th
  • widest gap74th
  • neighbours63th
  • spread69th
Draw Fingerprints →

Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 38 of each

738times
2232times
2742times
2835times
36

Prize breakdown · 2016-04-06

  • Lines in play≈ 3.9Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outNZ$180.6Kto 14k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 274lines took a prize
  • Match 6 + Powerball0 winnerschance said 0.10

Where the money went

  • Match 5 + Powerball5.7%NZ$10.3K
  • Match 3 + Powerball81%NZ$146.0K
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball7.2%NZ$12.9K
  • 2 other tiers6.3%NZ$11.4K
Tier1101001k10k100kWinners1101001k10k100k1M10M100MPrize each
  1. Match 6 + Powerball0≈ 0.10 by chance

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38times
4038times
Stars · a separate 1-of-10 machine

Times drawn before — chance expected 26 of each

1023times

Every number was expected about that many times after 256 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 (7, 27, 36, 40) and 0 of 1 stars with the draw of 24 August 2013 — its closest relative in 256 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 44% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (2 April 2016): 7, 28 carried over. Chance says 65% of draws repeat at least one number. Stars: none repeated (10% expected).

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

160

The numbers add up to 160 — the 91th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 123. Side-by-side numbers: 27–28. 58% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

40 had not appeared for 23 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$16,000,000
  • Match 5 + Powerball18≈ 21 by chanceNZ$571
  • Match 4 + Powerball849≈ 855 by chanceNZ$12.00
  • Match 3 + Powerball12,166≈ 12k by chanceNZ$12.00
  • Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball59NZ$21.00
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball1,174NZ$11.00
  • Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball0no winners
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈3.9M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 4 + Powerball — 849 winners, 1% fewer than the 855 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$16,000,000
    Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball0NZ$0.00
    Match 5 + Powerball18NZ$571
    Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball59NZ$21.00
    Match 4 + Powerball849NZ$12.00
    Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball1,174NZ$11.00
    Match 3 + Powerball12,166NZ$12.00
    Totals0—