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Powerball · draw

Wednesday, 6 December 2017

ResultPowerball

Single source
  1. 3
  2. 7
  3. 16
  4. 19
  5. 21
  6. 40
  7. 5

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 431 of 1,352 under them

← 2017-12-02All recent draws2017-12-09 →

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 7 16 19 21 40 + 529 Aug 2026, 09:27 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 6 December 2017 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

35oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 35 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 14% of every possible ticket.

  • sum26th
  • odd79th
  • low79th
  • widest gap92th
  • neighbours21th
  • spread92th
Draw Fingerprints →

Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 65 of each

367times
763times
1657times
1978times
21

Prize breakdown · 2017-12-06

  • Lines in play≈ 2.9Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outNZ$232.2Kto 11k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 272lines took a prize
  • Match 6 + Powerball0 winnerschance said 0.08

Where the money went

  • Match 4 + Powerball15%NZ$35.5K
  • Match 3 + Powerball59%NZ$137.8K
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball14%NZ$32.4K
  • 2 other tiers11%NZ$26.6K
Tier1101001k10kWinners1101001k10k100k1M10MPrize each
  1. Match 6 + Powerball0≈ 0.08 by chance

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64times
4063times
Stars · a separate 1-of-10 machine

Times drawn before — chance expected 43 of each

544times

Every number was expected about that many times after 430 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 (3, 7, 40) and 0 of 1 stars with the draw of 14 June 2017 — its closest relative in 430 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 100% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (2 December 2017): 21 carried over. Chance says 65% of draws repeat at least one number. Stars: none repeated (10% expected).

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

106

The numbers add up to 106 — the 26th 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

19 had not appeared for 10 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$4,000,000
  • Match 5 + Powerball12≈ 16 by chanceNZ$1,928
  • Match 4 + Powerball696≈ 646 by chanceNZ$51.00
  • Match 3 + Powerball9,187≈ 9.2k by chanceNZ$15.00
  • Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball28NZ$122
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball925NZ$35.00
  • Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball0no winners
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈2.9M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 4 + Powerball — 696 winners, 8% more than the 646 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 + Powerball0NZ$0.00
    Match 5 + Powerball12NZ$1,928
    Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball28NZ$122
    Match 4 + Powerball696NZ$51.00
    Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball925NZ$35.00
    Match 3 + Powerball9,187NZ$15.00
    Totals10,848—