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Powerball · draw

Wednesday, 22 November 2017

ResultPowerball

Single source
  1. 5
  2. 8
  3. 12
  4. 18
  5. 28
  6. 36
  7. 5

JackpotNZ$38,333,334

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 427 of 1,352 under them

← 2017-11-18All recent draws2017-11-25 →

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 feed5 8 12 18 28 36 + 529 Aug 2026, 09:27 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 22 November 2017 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

49oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 49 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 40% of every possible ticket.

  • sum28th
  • odd5th
  • low79th
  • widest gap28th
  • neighbours21th
  • spread56th
Draw Fingerprints →

Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 64 of each

553times
856times
1263times
1871times
28

Prize breakdown · 2017-11-22

  • Lines in play≈ 12Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outNZ$39.4Mto 43k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 272lines took a prize
  • Match 6 + Powerball2 winnerschance said 0.31

Where the money went

  • Match 6 + Powerball97%NZ$38.3M
  • Match 4 + Powerball0.4%NZ$141.5K
  • Match 3 + Powerball1.4%NZ$550.3K
  • 4 other tiers0.9%NZ$345.3K
Tier1101001k10k100kWinners1101001k10k100k1M10M100MPrize each
  1. Match 6 + Powerball2≈ 0.31 by chance

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63times
3670times
Stars · a separate 1-of-10 machine

Times drawn before — chance expected 43 of each

543times

Every number was expected about that many times after 426 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 (12, 28, 36) and 0 of 1 stars with the draw of 18 November 2017 — its closest relative in 426 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 100% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (18 November 2017): 12, 28, 36 carried over. Chance says 65% of draws repeat at least one number. Stars: none repeated (10% expected).

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

107

The numbers add up to 107 — the 27th 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

5 had not appeared for 5 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 10% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
NZ$19,166,667
  • Match 5 + Powerball72≈ 63 by chanceNZ$1,034
  • Match 4 + Powerball2,829≈ 2.6k by chanceNZ$50.00
  • Match 3 + Powerball36,685≈ 37k by chanceNZ$15.00
  • Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball6NZ$20,126
  • Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball152NZ$104
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball3,535NZ$38.00
    • 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 — 2,829 winners, 10% more than the 2.6k an even spread gives. The real crowd and an even spread agreed closely on this draw.

    Show the published table
    MatchWinnersPrize each
    Match 6 + Powerball2NZ$19,166,667
    Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball6NZ$20,126
    Match 5 + Powerball72NZ$1,034
    Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball152NZ$104
    Match 4 + Powerball2,829NZ$50.00
    Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball3,535NZ$38.00
    Match 3 + Powerball36,685NZ$15.00
    Totals43,281—