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Powerball · draw

Saturday, 3 December 2016

ResultPowerball

Single source
  1. 5
  2. 6
  3. 10
  4. 15
  5. 28
  6. 37
  7. 9

JackpotNZ$6,000,000

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 326 of 1,351 under them

← 2016-11-30All recent draws2016-12-07 →

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 feed5 6 10 15 28 37 + 929 Aug 2026, 09:27 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

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

69oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 69 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 87% of every possible ticket.

  • sum21th
  • odd50th
  • low79th
  • widest gap58th
  • neighbours63th
  • spread62th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 49 of each

540times
645times
1041times
1562times
28

Prize breakdown · 2016-12-03

  • Lines in play≈ 5.0Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outNZ$229.2Kto 18k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 274lines took a prize
  • Match 6 + Powerball0 winnerschance said 0.13

Where the money went

  • Match 4 + Powerball5.6%NZ$12.9K
  • Match 3 + Powerball81%NZ$185.5K
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball7.2%NZ$16.6K
  • 3 other tiers6.2%NZ$14.3K
Tier1101001k10k100kWinners1101001k10k100k1M10MPrize each
  1. Match 6 + Powerball0≈ 0.13 by chance

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47times
3748times
Stars · a separate 1-of-10 machine

Times drawn before — chance expected 33 of each

922times

Every number was expected about that many times after 325 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 (5, 15, 37) and 0 of 1 stars with the draw of 28 September 2016 — its closest relative in 325 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 100% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (30 November 2016): 37 carried over. Chance says 65% of draws repeat at least one number. Stars: none repeated (10% expected).

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

101

The numbers add up to 101 — the 20th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 123. Side-by-side numbers: 5–6. 58% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

5 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 1.2× as often as an average ticket — more popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 11% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
NZ$6,000,000
  • Match 5 + Powerball26≈ 26 by chanceNZ$240
  • Match 4 + Powerball1,172≈ 1.1k by chanceNZ$11.00
  • Match 3 + Powerball15,457≈ 15k by chanceNZ$12.00
  • Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball2NZ$3,260
  • Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball79NZ$19.00
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball1,381NZ$12.00
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈5.0M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 4 + Powerball — 1,172 winners, 8% more than the 1.1k 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$6,000,000
    Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball2NZ$3,260
    Match 5 + Powerball26NZ$240
    Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball79NZ$19.00
    Match 4 + Powerball1,172NZ$11.00
    Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball1,381NZ$12.00
    Match 3 + Powerball15,457NZ$12.00
    Totals0—