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Powerball · draw

Wednesday, 22 March 2017

ResultPowerball

Single source
  1. 2
  2. 11
  3. 24
  4. 28
  5. 29
  6. 37
  7. 4

JackpotNZ$5,500,000

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 357 of 1,350 under them

← 2017-03-18All recent draws2017-03-25 →

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 11 24 28 29 37 + 429 Aug 2026, 09:27 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 22 March 2017 — 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.

  • sum62th
  • odd50th
  • low21th
  • widest gap58th
  • neighbours63th
  • spread82th
Draw Fingerprints →

Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 53 of each

249times
1151times
2455times
2853times
29

Prize breakdown · 2017-03-22

  • Lines in play≈ 3.0Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outNZ$136.6Kto 11k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 272lines took a prize
  • Match 6 + Powerball0 winnerschance said 0.08

Where the money went

  • Match 4 + Powerball5.5%NZ$7.4K
  • Match 3 + Powerball82%NZ$111.7K
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball6.9%NZ$9.4K
  • 2 other tiers5.9%NZ$8.0K
Tier1101001k10kWinners1101001k10k100k1M10MPrize each
  1. Match 6 + Powerball0≈ 0.08 by chance

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52times
3751times
Stars · a separate 1-of-10 machine

Times drawn before — chance expected 36 of each

439times

Every number was expected about that many times after 356 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 (11, 29, 37) and 0 of 1 stars with the draw of 30 November 2016 — its closest relative in 356 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 100% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (18 March 2017): 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

131

The numbers add up to 131 — the 61th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 123. Side-by-side numbers: 28–29. 58% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

29 had not appeared for 10 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 1.0× as often as an average ticket — about as popular as most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 13% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
NZ$5,500,000
  • Match 5 + Powerball18≈ 16 by chanceNZ$396
  • Match 4 + Powerball677≈ 655 by chanceNZ$11.00
  • Match 3 + Powerball9,309≈ 9.3k by chanceNZ$12.00
  • Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball46NZ$19.00
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball944NZ$10.00
  • Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball0no winners
    • 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 — 677 winners, 3% more than the 655 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$5,500,000
    Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball0NZ$0.00
    Match 5 + Powerball18NZ$396
    Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball46NZ$19.00
    Match 4 + Powerball677NZ$11.00
    Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball944NZ$10.00
    Match 3 + Powerball9,309NZ$12.00
    Totals10,994—