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Powerball · draw

Saturday, 31 December 2016

ResultPowerball

Single source
  1. 6
  2. 8
  3. 11
  4. 16
  5. 21
  6. 34
  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 334 of 1,350 under them

← 2016-12-28All recent draws2017-01-04 →

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 feed6 8 11 16 21 34 + 929 Aug 2026, 09:27 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 31 December 2016 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

53oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 53 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 50% of every possible ticket.

  • sum16th
  • odd21th
  • low79th
  • widest gap58th
  • neighbours21th
  • spread38th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 50 of each

647times
847times
1146times
1642times
21

Prize breakdown · 2016-12-31

  • Lines in play≈ 8.2Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outNZ$375.4Kto 30k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 272lines took a prize
  • Match 6 + Powerball0 winnerschance said 0.21

Where the money went

  • Match 4 + Powerball5.5%NZ$20.8K
  • Match 3 + Powerball82%NZ$306.6K
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball6.6%NZ$24.9K
  • 3 other tiers6.1%NZ$23.1K
Tier1101001k10k100kWinners1101001k10k100k1M10MPrize each
  1. Match 6 + Powerball0≈ 0.21 by chance

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52times
3442times
Stars · a separate 1-of-10 machine

Times drawn before — chance expected 33 of each

924times

Every number was expected about that many times after 333 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 4 of 6 numbers (6, 8, 11, 16) and 0 of 1 stars with the draw of 19 July 2014 — its closest relative in 333 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 53% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (28 December 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

96

The numbers add up to 96 — the 15th 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 22 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 10% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
NZ$6,000,000
  • Match 5 + Powerball53≈ 44 by chanceNZ$190
  • Match 4 + Powerball1,894≈ 1.8k by chanceNZ$11.00
  • Match 3 + Powerball25,550≈ 26k by chanceNZ$12.00
  • Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball2NZ$5,247
  • Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball119NZ$21.00
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball2,490NZ$10.00
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈8.2M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 4 + Powerball — 1,894 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$6,000,000
    Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball2NZ$5,247
    Match 5 + Powerball53NZ$190
    Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball119NZ$21.00
    Match 4 + Powerball1,894NZ$11.00
    Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball2,490NZ$10.00
    Match 3 + Powerball25,550NZ$12.00
    Totals0—