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Powerball · draw

Saturday, 3 September 2016

ResultPowerball

Single source
  1. 18
  2. 24
  3. 25
  4. 27
  5. 32
  6. 34
  7. 4

JackpotNZ$7,000,000

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 300 of 1,351 under them

← 2016-08-31All recent draws2016-09-07 →

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 feed18 24 25 27 32 34 + 429 Aug 2026, 09:27 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

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

26oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 26 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 5% of every possible ticket.

  • sum92th
  • odd21th
  • low5th
  • widest gap3th
  • neighbours63th
  • spread3th
Draw Fingerprints →

Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 45 of each

1858times
2447times
2534times
2748times
32

Prize breakdown · 2016-09-03

  • Lines in play≈ 7.2Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outNZ$328.4Kto 27k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 271lines took a prize
  • Match 6 + Powerball0 winnerschance said 0.19

Where the money went

  • Match 4 + Powerball5.6%NZ$18.2K
  • Match 3 + Powerball82%NZ$270.1K
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball6.4%NZ$20.9K
  • 3 other tiers5.8%NZ$19.2K
Tier1101001k10k100kWinners1101001k10k100k1M10MPrize each
  1. Match 6 + Powerball0≈ 0.19 by chance

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42times
3438times
Stars · a separate 1-of-10 machine

Times drawn before — chance expected 30 of each

431times

Every number was expected about that many times after 299 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 (24, 25, 27) and 0 of 1 stars with the draw of 25 November 2015 — its closest relative in 299 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 100% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (31 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

160

The numbers add up to 160 — the 91th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 123. Side-by-side numbers: 24–25. 58% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

18 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 0.6× as often as an average ticket — less popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 22% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
NZ$7,000,000
  • Match 5 + Powerball44≈ 38 by chanceNZ$191
  • Match 4 + Powerball1,659≈ 1.6k by chanceNZ$11.00
  • Match 3 + Powerball22,509≈ 23k by chanceNZ$12.00
  • Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball2NZ$4,378
  • Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball113NZ$18.00
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball2,321NZ$9.00
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈7.2M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 4 + Powerball — 1,659 winners, 5% more than the 1.6k 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$7,000,000
    Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball2NZ$4,378
    Match 5 + Powerball44NZ$191
    Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball113NZ$18.00
    Match 4 + Powerball1,659NZ$11.00
    Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball2,321NZ$9.00
    Match 3 + Powerball22,509NZ$12.00
    Totals0—