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Powerball · draw

Wednesday, 26 October 2016

ResultPowerball

Single source
  1. 3
  2. 4
  3. 6
  4. 11
  5. 28
  6. 29
  7. 7

JackpotNZ$27,000,000

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 315 of 1,351 under them

← 2016-10-22All recent draws2016-10-29 →

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 4 6 11 28 29 + 729 Aug 2026, 09:27 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 26 October 2016 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

43oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 43 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 26% of every possible ticket.

  • sum6th
  • odd50th
  • low79th
  • widest gap85th
  • neighbours91th
  • spread28th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 47 of each

345times
440times
643times
1142times
28

Prize breakdown · 2016-10-26

  • Lines in play≈ 8.3Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outNZ$370.2Kto 30k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 275lines took a prize
  • Match 6 + Powerball0 winnerschance said 0.22

Where the money went

  • Match 4 + Powerball4.6%NZ$17.1K
  • Match 3 + Powerball84%NZ$310.9K
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball6.1%NZ$22.5K
  • 3 other tiers5.3%NZ$19.7K
Tier1101001k10k100kWinners1101001k10k100k1M10M100MPrize each
  1. Match 6 + Powerball0≈ 0.22 by chance

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45times
2944times
Stars · a separate 1-of-10 machine

Times drawn before — chance expected 31 of each

734times

Every number was expected about that many times after 314 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 (11, 28, 29) and 0 of 1 stars with the draw of 20 August 2016 — its closest relative in 314 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 100% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (22 October 2016): nothing carried over. Chance says 65% of draws repeat at least one number. Stars: 7 repeated (10% expected).

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

81

The numbers add up to 81 — the 5th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 123. Side-by-side numbers: 3–4, 28–29. 58% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

4 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 2.7× as often as an average ticket — more popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 5% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
NZ$27,000,000
  • Match 5 + Powerball51≈ 44 by chanceNZ$169
  • Match 4 + Powerball1,905≈ 1.8k by chanceNZ$9.00
  • Match 3 + Powerball25,906≈ 26k by chanceNZ$12.00
  • Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball1NZ$8,985
  • Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball91NZ$23.00
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball2,247NZ$10.00
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈8.3M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 4 + Powerball — 1,905 winners, 5% more than the 1.8k 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$27,000,000
    Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball1NZ$8,985
    Match 5 + Powerball51NZ$169
    Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball91NZ$23.00
    Match 4 + Powerball1,905NZ$9.00
    Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball2,247NZ$10.00
    Match 3 + Powerball25,906NZ$12.00
    Totals0—