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Powerball · draw

Saturday, 4 February 2017

ResultPowerball

Single source
  1. 2
  2. 3
  3. 16
  4. 17
  5. 38
  6. 39
  7. 2

JackpotNZ$18,000,000

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 344 of 1,351 under them

← 2017-02-01All recent draws2017-02-08 →

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 feed2 3 16 17 38 39 + 229 Aug 2026, 09:27 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 4 February 2017 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

41oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 41 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 23% of every possible ticket.

  • sum38th
  • odd50th
  • low79th
  • widest gap96th
  • neighbours99th
  • spread92th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 51 of each

247times
350times
1645times
1758times
38

Prize breakdown · 2017-02-04

  • Lines in play≈ 7.4Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outNZ$18.3Mto 27k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 273lines took a prize
  • Match 6 + Powerball1 winnerchance said 0.19

Where the money went

  • Match 6 + Powerball98%NZ$18.0M
  • Match 3 + Powerball1.5%NZ$277.9K
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball0.1%NZ$22.4K
  • 3 other tiers0.2%NZ$39.0K
Tier1101001k10k100kWinners1101001k10k100k1M10M100MPrize each
  1. Match 6 + Powerball1≈ 0.19 by chance

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45times
3950times
Stars · a separate 1-of-10 machine

Times drawn before — chance expected 34 of each

247times

Every number was expected about that many times after 343 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 4 of 6 numbers (3, 16, 17, 38) and 0 of 1 stars with the draw of 29 June 2013 — its closest relative in 343 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 54% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (1 February 2017): 2 carried over. Chance says 65% of draws repeat at least one number. Stars: none repeated (10% expected).

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

115

The numbers add up to 115 — the 38th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 123. Side-by-side numbers: 2–3, 16–17, 38–39. 58% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

39 had not appeared for 32 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 0.8× as often as an average ticket — less popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 16% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
NZ$18,000,000
  • Match 5 + Powerball38≈ 39 by chanceNZ$482
  • Match 4 + Powerball1,688≈ 1.6k by chanceNZ$11.00
  • Match 3 + Powerball23,161≈ 23k by chanceNZ$12.00
  • Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball107NZ$20.00
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball2,242NZ$10.00
  • Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball0no winners
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈7.4M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 4 + Powerball — 1,688 winners, 4% more than the 1.6k an even spread gives. The real crowd and an even spread agreed closely on this draw.

    Show the published table
    MatchWinnersPrize each
    Match 6 + Powerball1NZ$18,000,000
    Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball0NZ$0.00
    Match 5 + Powerball38NZ$482
    Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball107NZ$20.00
    Match 4 + Powerball1,688NZ$11.00
    Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball2,242NZ$10.00
    Match 3 + Powerball23,161NZ$12.00
    Totals0—