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Powerball · draw

Saturday, 27 May 2017

ResultPowerball

Single source
  1. 2
  2. 3
  3. 8
  4. 9
  5. 28
  6. 36
  7. 10

JackpotNZ$27,333,333

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 376 of 1,352 under them

← 2017-05-24All recent draws2017-05-31 →

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 feed2 3 8 9 28 36 + 1029 Aug 2026, 09:27 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 27 May 2017 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

31oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 31 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 9% of every possible ticket.

  • sum8th
  • odd21th
  • low79th
  • widest gap92th
  • neighbours91th
  • spread75th
Draw Fingerprints →

Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 56 of each

256times
355times
851times
962times
28

Prize breakdown · 2017-05-27

  • Lines in play≈ 8.1Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outNZ$28Mto 30k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 271lines took a prize
  • Match 6 + Powerball1 winnerchance said 0.21

Where the money went

  • Match 6 + Powerball97%NZ$27.3M
  • Match 4 + Powerball0.4%NZ$108.4K
  • Match 3 + Powerball1.4%NZ$378.8K
  • 4 other tiers0.8%NZ$215K
Tier1101001k10k100kWinners1101001k10k100k1M10M100MPrize each
  1. Match 6 + Powerball1≈ 0.21 by chance

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57times
3661times
Stars · a separate 1-of-10 machine

Times drawn before — chance expected 38 of each

1033times

Every number was expected about that many times after 375 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 (2, 9, 36) and 1 of 1 stars with the draw of 5 April 2017 — its closest relative in 375 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 100% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (24 May 2017): 9 carried over. Chance says 65% of draws repeat at least one number. Stars: none repeated (10% expected).

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

86

The numbers add up to 86 — the 8th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 123. Side-by-side numbers: 2–3, 8–9. 58% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

8 had not appeared for 34 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 1.6× as often as an average ticket — more popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 8% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
NZ$27,333,333
  • Match 5 + Powerball38≈ 43 by chanceNZ$1,362
  • Match 4 + Powerball1,902≈ 1.8k by chanceNZ$57.00
  • Match 3 + Powerball25,256≈ 25k by chanceNZ$15.00
  • Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball1NZ$54,741
  • Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball109NZ$105
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball2,624NZ$37.00
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈8.1M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 4 + Powerball — 1,902 winners, 7% 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 + Powerball1NZ$27,333,333
    Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball1NZ$54,741
    Match 5 + Powerball38NZ$1,362
    Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball109NZ$105
    Match 4 + Powerball1,902NZ$57.00
    Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball2,624NZ$37.00
    Match 3 + Powerball25,256NZ$15.00
    Totals29,931—