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Powerball · draw

Wednesday, 20 December 2017

ResultPowerball

Single source
  1. 1
  2. 3
  3. 12
  4. 14
  5. 17
  6. 33
  7. 2

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 435 of 1,352 under them

← 2017-12-16All recent draws2017-12-23 →

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 feed1 3 12 14 17 33 + 229 Aug 2026, 09:27 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 20 December 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 16% of every possible ticket.

  • sum5th
  • odd79th
  • low95th
  • widest gap80th
  • neighbours21th
  • spread62th
Draw Fingerprints →

Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 65 of each

169times
368times
1264times
1472times
17

Prize breakdown · 2017-12-20

  • Lines in play≈ 3.1Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outNZ$276.8Kto 11k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 273lines took a prize
  • Match 6 + Powerball0 winnerschance said 0.08

Where the money went

  • Match 4 + Powerball14%NZ$39.1K
  • Match 3 + Powerball53%NZ$146.6K
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball13%NZ$36.3K
  • 3 other tiers20%NZ$54.8K
Tier1101001k10kWinners1101001k10k100k1M10MPrize each
  1. Match 6 + Powerball0≈ 0.08 by chance

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70times
3366times
Stars · a separate 1-of-10 machine

Times drawn before — chance expected 43 of each

256times

Every number was expected about that many times after 434 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, 14, 17) and 0 of 1 stars with the draw of 30 August 2017 — its closest relative in 434 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 100% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (16 December 2017): 33 carried over. Chance says 65% of draws repeat at least one number. Stars: none repeated (10% expected).

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

80

The numbers add up to 80 — the 5th 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

1 had not appeared for 15 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$4,000,000
  • Match 5 + Powerball17≈ 17 by chanceNZ$1,250
  • Match 4 + Powerball674≈ 687 by chanceNZ$58.00
  • Match 3 + Powerball9,770≈ 9.8k by chanceNZ$15.00
  • Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball1NZ$28,931
  • Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball42NZ$111
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball982NZ$37.00
    • 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 — 674 winners, 2% fewer than the 687 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 + Powerball1NZ$28,931
    Match 5 + Powerball17NZ$1,250
    Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball42NZ$111
    Match 4 + Powerball674NZ$58.00
    Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball982NZ$37.00
    Match 3 + Powerball9,770NZ$15.00
    Totals11,486—