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Powerball · draw

Wednesday, 26 July 2017

ResultPowerball

Single source
  1. 4
  2. 5
  3. 12
  4. 21
  5. 34
  6. 40
  7. 9

JackpotNZ$4,000,000

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 393 of 1,350 under them

← 2017-07-22All recent draws2017-07-29 →

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 5 12 21 34 40 + 929 Aug 2026, 09:27 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 26 July 2017 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

68oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 68 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 84% of every possible ticket.

  • sum40th
  • odd21th
  • low50th
  • widest gap58th
  • neighbours63th
  • spread87th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 59 of each

451times
549times
1255times
2158times
34

Prize breakdown · 2017-07-26

  • Lines in play≈ 2.3Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outNZ$230.5Kto 8.4k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 274lines took a prize
  • Match 6 + Powerball0 winnerschance said 0.06

Where the money went

  • Match 4 + Powerball13%NZ$30.4K
  • Match 3 + Powerball47%NZ$107.3K
  • Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball18%NZ$40.8K
  • 3 other tiers23%NZ$52.0K
Tier1101001k10kWinners1101001k10k100k1M10MPrize each
  1. Match 6 + Powerball0≈ 0.06 by chance

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52times
4060times
Stars · a separate 1-of-10 machine

Times drawn before — chance expected 39 of each

935times

Every number was expected about that many times after 392 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 (4, 5, 21, 40) and 0 of 1 stars with the draw of 31 March 2012 — its closest relative in 392 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 59% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (22 July 2017): 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

116

The numbers add up to 116 — the 39th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 123. Side-by-side numbers: 4–5. 58% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

4 had not appeared for 7 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$4,000,000
  • Match 5 + Powerball16≈ 12 by chanceNZ$1,258
  • Match 4 + Powerball483≈ 503 by chanceNZ$63.00
  • Match 3 + Powerball7,152≈ 7.2k by chanceNZ$15.00
  • Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball2NZ$20,394
  • Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball43NZ$95.00
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball661NZ$42.00
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈2.3M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 4 + Powerball — 483 winners, 4% fewer than the 503 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$4,000,000
    Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball2NZ$20,394
    Match 5 + Powerball16NZ$1,258
    Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball43NZ$95.00
    Match 4 + Powerball483NZ$63.00
    Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball661NZ$42.00
    Match 3 + Powerball7,152NZ$15.00
    Totals8,357—