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Powerball · draw

Wednesday, 4 January 2017

ResultPowerball

Single source
  1. 4
  2. 13
  3. 16
  4. 25
  5. 26
  6. 27
  7. 1

JackpotNZ$6,500,000

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 335 of 1,350 under them

← 2016-12-31All recent draws2017-01-07 →

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 feed4 13 16 25 26 27 + 129 Aug 2026, 09:27 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 4 January 2017 — 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 65% of every possible ticket.

  • sum33th
  • odd50th
  • low50th
  • widest gap19th
  • neighbours91th
  • spread16th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 50 of each

443times
1356times
1643times
2538times
26

Prize breakdown · 2017-01-04

  • Lines in play≈ 3.0Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outNZ$139.2Kto 11k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 268lines took a prize
  • Match 6 + Powerball0 winnerschance said 0.08

Where the money went

  • Match 4 + Powerball5.7%NZ$8.0K
  • Match 3 + Powerball81%NZ$112.8K
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball6.9%NZ$9.6K
  • 3 other tiers6.3%NZ$8.8K
Tier1101001k10kWinners1101001k10k100k1M10MPrize each
  1. Match 6 + Powerball0≈ 0.08 by chance

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56times
2752times
Stars · a separate 1-of-10 machine

Times drawn before — chance expected 33 of each

134times

Every number was expected about that many times after 334 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 (4, 13, 27) and 0 of 1 stars with the draw of 12 November 2016 — its closest relative in 334 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 100% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (31 December 2016): 16 carried over. Chance says 65% of draws repeat at least one number. Stars: none repeated (10% expected).

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

111

The numbers add up to 111 — the 32th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 123. Side-by-side numbers: 25–26, 26–27. 58% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

27 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 1.4× as often as an average ticket — more popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 9% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
NZ$6,500,000
  • Match 5 + Powerball16≈ 16 by chanceNZ$241
  • Match 4 + Powerball724≈ 661 by chanceNZ$11.00
  • Match 3 + Powerball9,400≈ 9.4k by chanceNZ$12.00
  • Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball1NZ$4,034
  • Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball42NZ$22.00
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball1,069NZ$9.00
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈3.0M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 4 + Powerball — 724 winners, 10% more than the 661 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$6,500,000
    Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball1NZ$4,034
    Match 5 + Powerball16NZ$241
    Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball42NZ$22.00
    Match 4 + Powerball724NZ$11.00
    Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball1,069NZ$9.00
    Match 3 + Powerball9,400NZ$12.00
    Totals0—