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Powerball · draw

Wednesday, 14 September 2016

ResultPowerball

Single source
  1. 3
  2. 8
  3. 14
  4. 18
  5. 23
  6. 40
  7. 2

JackpotNZ$10,000,000

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 303 of 1,351 under them

← 2016-09-10All recent draws2016-09-17 →

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 feed3 8 14 18 23 40 + 229 Aug 2026, 09:27 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 14 September 2016 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

38oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 38 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 17% of every possible ticket.

  • sum26th
  • odd21th
  • low79th
  • widest gap85th
  • neighbours21th
  • spread92th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 45 of each

343times
845times
1452times
1860times
23

Prize breakdown · 2016-09-14

  • Lines in play≈ 3.4Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outNZ$155.2Kto 13k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 272lines took a prize
  • Match 6 + Powerball0 winnerschance said 0.09

Where the money went

  • Match 4 + Powerball5.2%NZ$8.1K
  • Match 3 + Powerball83%NZ$128.7K
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball6.3%NZ$9.7K
  • 3 other tiers5.6%NZ$8.7K
Tier1101001k10k100kWinners1101001k10k100k1M10MPrize each
  1. Match 6 + Powerball0≈ 0.09 by chance

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40times
4047times
Stars · a separate 1-of-10 machine

Times drawn before — chance expected 30 of each

245times

Every number was expected about that many times after 302 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 (3, 8, 23, 40) and 0 of 1 stars with the draw of 3 March 2012 — its closest relative in 302 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 49% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (10 September 2016): 18 carried over. Chance says 65% of draws repeat at least one number. Stars: none repeated (10% expected).

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

106

The numbers add up to 106 — the 26th 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

8 had not appeared for 11 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 1.3× as often as an average ticket — more popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 10% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
NZ$10,000,000
  • Match 5 + Powerball20≈ 18 by chanceNZ$191
  • Match 4 + Powerball732≈ 754 by chanceNZ$11.00
  • Match 3 + Powerball10,724≈ 11k by chanceNZ$12.00
  • Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball2NZ$1,992
  • Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball77NZ$12.00
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball1,083NZ$9.00
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈3.4M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 4 + Powerball — 732 winners, 3% fewer than the 754 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$10,000,000
    Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball2NZ$1,992
    Match 5 + Powerball20NZ$191
    Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball77NZ$12.00
    Match 4 + Powerball732NZ$11.00
    Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball1,083NZ$9.00
    Match 3 + Powerball10,724NZ$12.00
    Totals0—