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Powerball · draw

Wednesday, 3 August 2016

ResultPowerball

Single source
  1. 10
  2. 15
  3. 28
  4. 29
  5. 33
  6. 35
  7. 2

JackpotNZ$8,500,000

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 291 of 1,350 under them

← 2016-07-30All recent draws2016-08-06 →

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 feed10 15 28 29 33 35 + 229 Aug 2026, 09:27 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 3 August 2016 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

53oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 53 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 51% of every possible ticket.

  • sum84th
  • odd79th
  • low21th
  • widest gap58th
  • neighbours63th
  • spread23th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 44 of each

1035times
1554times
2839times
2939times
33

Prize breakdown · 2016-08-03

  • Lines in play≈ 2.9Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outNZ$134.8Kto 11k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 273lines took a prize
  • Match 6 + Powerball0 winnerschance said 0.08

Where the money went

  • Match 4 + Powerball5.7%NZ$7.6K
  • Match 3 + Powerball81%NZ$109.0K
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball7.1%NZ$9.6K
  • 3 other tiers6.3%NZ$8.5K
Tier1101001k10kWinners1101001k10k100k1M10MPrize each
  1. Match 6 + Powerball0≈ 0.08 by chance

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48times
3546times
Stars · a separate 1-of-10 machine

Times drawn before — chance expected 29 of each

243times

Every number was expected about that many times after 290 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, 28, 29) and 0 of 1 stars with the draw of 30 January 2016 — its closest relative in 290 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 100% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (30 July 2016): 15, 29 carried over. Chance says 65% of draws repeat at least one number. Stars: 2 repeated (10% expected).

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

150

The numbers add up to 150 — the 84th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 123. Side-by-side numbers: 28–29. 58% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

35 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 0.7× as often as an average ticket — less popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 19% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
NZ$8,500,000
  • Match 5 + Powerball12≈ 15 by chanceNZ$310
  • Match 4 + Powerball635≈ 639 by chanceNZ$12.00
  • Match 3 + Powerball9,085≈ 9.1k by chanceNZ$12.00
  • Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball1NZ$3,882
  • Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball51NZ$18.00
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball872NZ$11.00
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈2.9M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 4 + Powerball — 635 winners, 1% fewer than the 639 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$8,500,000
    Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball1NZ$3,882
    Match 5 + Powerball12NZ$310
    Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball51NZ$18.00
    Match 4 + Powerball635NZ$12.00
    Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball872NZ$11.00
    Match 3 + Powerball9,085NZ$12.00
    Totals0—