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Powerball · draw

Wednesday, 27 December 2017

ResultPowerball

Single source
  1. 3
  2. 15
  3. 16
  4. 22
  5. 28
  6. 30
  7. 4

JackpotNZ$6,500,000

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 437 of 1,352 under them

← 2017-12-23All recent draws2017-12-30 →

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 15 16 22 28 30 + 429 Aug 2026, 09:27 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 27 December 2017 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

75oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 75 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 94% of every possible ticket.

  • sum37th
  • odd21th
  • low50th
  • widest gap48th
  • neighbours63th
  • spread33th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 65 of each

369times
1577times
1659times
2260times
28

Prize breakdown · 2017-12-27

  • Lines in play≈ 4.1Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outNZ$6.9Mto 15k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 273lines took a prize
  • Match 6 + Powerball1 winnerchance said 0.11

Where the money went

  • Match 6 + Powerball95%NZ$6.5M
  • Match 4 + Powerball0.8%NZ$53.1K
  • Match 3 + Powerball2.8%NZ$192.4K
  • 4 other tiers1.7%NZ$116.0K
Tier1101001k10k100kWinners1101001k10k100k1M10MPrize each
  1. Match 6 + Powerball1≈ 0.11 by chance

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65times
3063times
Stars · a separate 1-of-10 machine

Times drawn before — chance expected 44 of each

447times

Every number was expected about that many times after 436 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 (3, 15, 22, 28) and 0 of 1 stars with the draw of 13 January 2016 — its closest relative in 436 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 62% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (23 December 2017): 15 carried over. Chance says 65% of draws repeat at least one number. Stars: 4 repeated (10% expected).

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

114

The numbers add up to 114 — the 36th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 123. Side-by-side numbers: 15–16. 58% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

16 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 2.1× as often as an average ticket — more popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 6% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
NZ$6,500,000
  • Match 5 + Powerball30≈ 22 by chanceNZ$976
  • Match 4 + Powerball932≈ 902 by chanceNZ$57.00
  • Match 3 + Powerball12,824≈ 13k by chanceNZ$15.00
  • Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball1NZ$32,981
  • Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball63NZ$103
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball1,211NZ$39.00
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈4.1M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 4 + Powerball — 932 winners, 3% more than the 902 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$6,500,000
    Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball1NZ$32,981
    Match 5 + Powerball30NZ$976
    Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball63NZ$103
    Match 4 + Powerball932NZ$57.00
    Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball1,211NZ$39.00
    Match 3 + Powerball12,824NZ$15.00
    Totals15,062—