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Powerball · draw

Saturday, 8 October 2016

ResultPowerball

Single source
  1. 2
  2. 19
  3. 22
  4. 23
  5. 28
  6. 29
  7. 10

JackpotNZ$18,000,000

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 310 of 1,350 under them

← 2016-10-05All recent draws2016-10-12 →

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 feed2 19 22 23 28 29 + 1029 Aug 2026, 09:27 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 8 October 2016 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

59oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 59 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 66% of every possible ticket.

  • sum50th
  • odd50th
  • low21th
  • widest gap85th
  • neighbours91th
  • spread33th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 46 of each

241times
1958times
2241times
2342times
28

Prize breakdown · 2016-10-08

  • Lines in play≈ 6.9Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outNZ$318.0Kto 25k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 272lines took a prize
  • Match 6 + Powerball0 winnerschance said 0.18

Where the money went

  • Match 4 + Powerball5.8%NZ$18.6K
  • Match 3 + Powerball81%NZ$258.1K
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball6.8%NZ$21.6K
  • 3 other tiers6.2%NZ$19.8K
Tier1101001k10k100kWinners1101001k10k100k1M10M100MPrize each
  1. Match 6 + Powerball0≈ 0.18 by chance

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43times
2942times
Stars · a separate 1-of-10 machine

Times drawn before — chance expected 31 of each

1026times

Every number was expected about that many times after 309 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 (19, 28, 29) and 1 of 1 stars with the draw of 20 August 2016 — its closest relative in 309 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 100% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (5 October 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

123

The numbers add up to 123 — the 49th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 123. Side-by-side numbers: 22–23, 28–29. 58% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

2 had not appeared for 15 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 1.8× 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$18,000,000
  • Match 5 + Powerball44≈ 37 by chanceNZ$196
  • Match 4 + Powerball1,549≈ 1.5k by chanceNZ$12.00
  • Match 3 + Powerball21,507≈ 22k by chanceNZ$12.00
  • Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball1NZ$9,022
  • Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball106NZ$20.00
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball2,155NZ$10.00
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈6.9M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 4 + Powerball — 1,549 winners, 2% more than the 1.5k 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$18,000,000
    Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball1NZ$9,022
    Match 5 + Powerball44NZ$196
    Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball106NZ$20.00
    Match 4 + Powerball1,549NZ$12.00
    Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball2,155NZ$10.00
    Match 3 + Powerball21,507NZ$12.00
    Totals0—