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Powerball · draw

Wednesday, 16 August 2017

ResultPowerball

Single source
  1. 8
  2. 10
  3. 14
  4. 18
  5. 23
  6. 32
  7. 10

JackpotNZ$10,000,000

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 399 of 1,350 under them

← 2017-08-12All recent draws2017-08-19 →

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 feed8 10 14 18 23 32 + 1029 Aug 2026, 09:27 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 16 August 2017 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

37oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 37 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 17% of every possible ticket.

  • sum25th
  • odd5th
  • low79th
  • widest gap19th
  • neighbours21th
  • spread19th
Draw Fingerprints →

Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 60 of each

854times
1054times
1466times
1868times
23

Prize breakdown · 2017-08-16

  • Lines in play≈ 3.1Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outNZ$253.9Kto 11k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 273lines took a prize
  • Match 6 + Powerball0 winnerschance said 0.08

Where the money went

  • Match 4 + Powerball15%NZ$39.3K
  • Match 3 + Powerball57%NZ$143.5K
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball15%NZ$37.5K
  • 2 other tiers13%NZ$33.6K
Tier1101001k10kWinners1101001k10k100k1M10MPrize each
  1. Match 6 + Powerball0≈ 0.08 by chance

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56times
3261times
Stars · a separate 1-of-10 machine

Times drawn before — chance expected 40 of each

1035times

Every number was expected about that many times after 398 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 (8, 14, 18, 23) and 0 of 1 stars with the draw of 14 September 2016 — its closest relative in 398 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 59% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (12 August 2017): 14, 23 carried over. Chance says 65% of draws repeat at least one number. Stars: none repeated (10% expected).

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

105

The numbers add up to 105 — the 25th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 123. No two numbers side by side. 58% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

18 had not appeared for 9 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 1.2× as often as an average ticket — more popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 11% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
NZ$10,000,000
  • Match 5 + Powerball18≈ 16 by chanceNZ$1,619
  • Match 4 + Powerball689≈ 673 by chanceNZ$57.00
  • Match 3 + Powerball9,567≈ 9.6k by chanceNZ$15.00
  • Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball40NZ$112
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball915NZ$41.00
  • Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball0no winners
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈3.1M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 4 + Powerball — 689 winners, 2% more than the 673 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$10,000,000
    Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball0NZ$0.00
    Match 5 + Powerball18NZ$1,619
    Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball40NZ$112
    Match 4 + Powerball689NZ$57.00
    Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball915NZ$41.00
    Match 3 + Powerball9,567NZ$15.00
    Totals11,229—