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Powerball · draw

Saturday, 16 September 2017

ResultPowerball

Single source
  1. 3
  2. 9
  3. 15
  4. 20
  5. 24
  6. 37
  7. 1

JackpotNZ$30,250,000

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 408 of 1,351 under them

← 2017-09-13All recent draws2017-09-20 →

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 feed3 9 15 20 24 37 + 129 Aug 2026, 09:27 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

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

53oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 53 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 50% of every possible ticket.

  • sum29th
  • odd79th
  • low79th
  • widest gap58th
  • neighbours21th
  • spread75th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 61 of each

360times
969times
1567times
2055times
24

Prize breakdown · 2017-09-16

  • Lines in play≈ 10Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outNZ$31.2Mto 37k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 273lines took a prize
  • Match 6 + Powerball1 winnerchance said 0.26

Where the money went

  • Match 6 + Powerball97%NZ$30.3M
  • Match 4 + Powerball0.4%NZ$135.9K
  • Match 3 + Powerball1.5%NZ$470.2K
  • 4 other tiers1.0%NZ$306.5K
Tier1101001k10k100kWinners1101001k10k100k1M10M100MPrize each
  1. Match 6 + Powerball1≈ 0.26 by chance

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61times
3759times
Stars · a separate 1-of-10 machine

Times drawn before — chance expected 41 of each

139times

Every number was expected about that many times after 407 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 (9, 20, 24, 37) and 0 of 1 stars with the draw of 31 October 2015 — its closest relative in 407 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 60% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (13 September 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

108

The numbers add up to 108 — the 28th 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

15 had not appeared for 37 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 1.3× as often as an average ticket — more popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 10% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
NZ$30,250,000
  • Match 5 + Powerball73≈ 53 by chanceNZ$1,061
  • Match 4 + Powerball2,304≈ 2.2k by chanceNZ$59.00
  • Match 3 + Powerball31,348≈ 31k by chanceNZ$15.00
  • Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball3NZ$28,679
  • Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball117NZ$126
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball2,983NZ$43.00
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈10M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 4 + Powerball — 2,304 winners, 5% more than the 2.2k 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$30,250,000
    Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball3NZ$28,679
    Match 5 + Powerball73NZ$1,061
    Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball117NZ$126
    Match 4 + Powerball2,304NZ$59.00
    Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball2,983NZ$43.00
    Match 3 + Powerball31,348NZ$15.00
    Totals36,829—