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Powerball · draw

Wednesday, 28 December 2016

ResultPowerball

Single source
  1. 17
  2. 19
  3. 22
  4. 28
  5. 35
  6. 36
  7. 6

JackpotNZ$5,000,000

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 333 of 1,351 under them

← 2016-12-24All recent draws2016-12-31 →

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 feed17 19 22 28 35 36 + 629 Aug 2026, 09:27 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 28 December 2016 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

44oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 44 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 28% of every possible ticket.

  • sum90th
  • odd50th
  • low21th
  • widest gap7th
  • neighbours63th
  • spread6th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 50 of each

1756times
1964times
2245times
2849times
35

Prize breakdown · 2016-12-28

  • Lines in play≈ 3.6Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outNZ$167.2Kto 13k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 271lines took a prize
  • Match 6 + Powerball0 winnerschance said 0.09

Where the money went

  • Match 4 + Powerball5.7%NZ$9.5K
  • Match 3 + Powerball82%NZ$136.3K
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball6.8%NZ$11.4K
  • 3 other tiers6.0%NZ$10.0K
Tier1101001k10k100kWinners1101001k10k100k1M10MPrize each
  1. Match 6 + Powerball0≈ 0.09 by chance

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50times
3651times
Stars · a separate 1-of-10 machine

Times drawn before — chance expected 33 of each

629times

Every number was expected about that many times after 332 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 (19, 35, 36) and 0 of 1 stars with the draw of 10 December 2016 — its closest relative in 332 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 100% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (24 December 2016): 28 carried over. Chance says 65% of draws repeat at least one number. Stars: none repeated (10% expected).

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

157

The numbers add up to 157 — the 89th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 123. Side-by-side numbers: 35–36. 58% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

17 had not appeared for 9 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$5,000,000
  • Match 5 + Powerball21≈ 19 by chanceNZ$208
  • Match 4 + Powerball862≈ 799 by chanceNZ$11.00
  • Match 3 + Powerball11,361≈ 11k by chanceNZ$12.00
  • Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball1NZ$4,555
  • Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball56NZ$19.00
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball1,142NZ$10.00
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈3.6M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 4 + Powerball — 862 winners, 8% more than the 799 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$5,000,000
    Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball1NZ$4,555
    Match 5 + Powerball21NZ$208
    Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball56NZ$19.00
    Match 4 + Powerball862NZ$11.00
    Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball1,142NZ$10.00
    Match 3 + Powerball11,361NZ$12.00
    Totals0—