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Powerball · draw

Saturday, 13 August 2016

ResultPowerball

Single source
  1. 21
  2. 22
  3. 23
  4. 24
  5. 26
  6. 40
  7. 2

JackpotNZ$11,000,000

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 294 of 1,350 under them

← 2016-08-10All recent draws2016-08-17 →

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 feed21 22 23 24 26 40 + 229 Aug 2026, 09:27 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 13 August 2016 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

24oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 24 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 4% of every possible ticket.

  • sum89th
  • odd21th
  • low1th
  • widest gap66th
  • neighbours99th
  • spread6th
Draw Fingerprints →

Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 44 of each

2145times
2238times
2339times
2446times
26

Prize breakdown · 2016-08-13

  • Lines in play≈ 5.7Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outNZ$261.3Kto 21k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 273lines took a prize
  • Match 6 + Powerball0 winnerschance said 0.15

Where the money went

  • Match 4 + Powerball5.8%NZ$15.1K
  • Match 3 + Powerball81%NZ$211.6K
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball7.1%NZ$18.6K
  • 3 other tiers6.1%NZ$15.9K
Tier1101001k10k100kWinners1101001k10k100k1M10M100MPrize each
  1. Match 6 + Powerball0≈ 0.15 by chance

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47times
4046times
Stars · a separate 1-of-10 machine

Times drawn before — chance expected 29 of each

244times

Every number was expected about that many times after 293 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 3 of 6 numbers (24, 26, 40) and 0 of 1 stars with the draw of 16 July 2016 — its closest relative in 293 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 100% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (10 August 2016): nothing carried over. Chance says 65% of draws repeat at least one number. Stars: none repeated (10% expected).

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

156

The numbers add up to 156 — the 89th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 123. Side-by-side numbers: 21–22, 22–23, 23–24. 58% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

24 had not appeared for 8 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 1.9× as often as an average ticket — more popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 7% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
NZ$11,000,000
  • Match 5 + Powerball45≈ 30 by chanceNZ$155
  • Match 4 + Powerball1,260≈ 1.2k by chanceNZ$12.00
  • Match 3 + Powerball17,633≈ 18k by chanceNZ$12.00
  • Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball1NZ$7,267
  • Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball85NZ$20.00
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball1,695NZ$11.00
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈5.7M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 4 + Powerball — 1,260 winners, 2% more than the 1.2k 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$11,000,000
    Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball1NZ$7,267
    Match 5 + Powerball45NZ$155
    Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball85NZ$20.00
    Match 4 + Powerball1,260NZ$12.00
    Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball1,695NZ$11.00
    Match 3 + Powerball17,633NZ$12.00
    Totals0—