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Powerball · draw

Saturday, 18 November 2017

ResultPowerball

Single source
  1. 11
  2. 12
  3. 20
  4. 28
  5. 31
  6. 36
  7. 2

JackpotNZ$35,000,000

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 426 of 1,352 under them

← 2017-11-15All recent draws2017-11-22 →

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 feed11 12 20 28 31 36 + 229 Aug 2026, 09:27 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 18 November 2017 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

57oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 57 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 61% of every possible ticket.

  • sum71th
  • odd21th
  • low50th
  • widest gap12th
  • neighbours63th
  • spread23th
Draw Fingerprints →

Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 64 of each

1162times
1262times
2058times
2862times
31

Prize breakdown · 2017-11-18

  • Lines in play≈ 12Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outNZ$993.6Kto 42k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 275lines took a prize
  • Match 6 + Powerball0 winnerschance said 0.30

Where the money went

  • Match 4 + Powerball15%NZ$151.6K
  • Match 3 + Powerball54%NZ$541.1K
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball14%NZ$141.3K
  • 3 other tiers16%NZ$159.7K
Tier1101001k10k100kWinners1101001k10k100k1M10M100MPrize each
  1. Match 6 + Powerball0≈ 0.30 by chance

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62times
3669times
Stars · a separate 1-of-10 machine

Times drawn before — chance expected 43 of each

254times

Every number was expected about that many times after 425 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 (11, 20, 31, 36) and 0 of 1 stars with the draw of 30 April 2016 — its closest relative in 425 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 62% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (15 November 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

138

The numbers add up to 138 — the 70th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 123. Side-by-side numbers: 11–12. 58% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

36 had not appeared for 17 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 1.1× as often as an average ticket — about as popular as most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 12% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
NZ$35,000,000
  • Match 5 + Powerball50≈ 61 by chanceNZ$1,392
  • Match 4 + Powerball2,569≈ 2.5k by chanceNZ$59.00
  • Match 3 + Powerball36,071≈ 36k by chanceNZ$15.00
  • Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball2NZ$36,363
  • Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball141NZ$123
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball3,286NZ$43.00
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈12M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 4 + Powerball — 2,569 winners, 1% more than the 2.5k 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$35,000,000
    Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball2NZ$36,363
    Match 5 + Powerball50NZ$1,392
    Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball141NZ$123
    Match 4 + Powerball2,569NZ$59.00
    Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball3,286NZ$43.00
    Match 3 + Powerball36,071NZ$15.00
    Totals42,119—