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Powerball · draw

Saturday, 30 December 2017

ResultPowerball

Single source
  1. 1
  2. 3
  3. 12
  4. 20
  5. 21
  6. 32
  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 438 of 1,352 under them

← 2017-12-27All recent draws2018-01-03 →

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 20 21 32 + 529 Aug 2026, 09:27 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 30 December 2017 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

67oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 67 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 83% of every possible ticket.

  • sum10th
  • odd50th
  • low79th
  • widest gap38th
  • neighbours63th
  • spread56th
Draw Fingerprints →

Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 66 of each

170times
370times
1265times
2059times
21

Prize breakdown · 2017-12-30

  • Lines in play≈ 6.9Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outNZ$566.1Kto 25k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 272lines took a prize
  • Match 6 + Powerball0 winnerschance said 0.18

Where the money went

  • Match 4 + Powerball16%NZ$87.8K
  • Match 3 + Powerball57%NZ$320.9K
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball14%NZ$80.1K
  • 2 other tiers14%NZ$77.3K
Tier1101001k10k100kWinners1101001k10k100k1M10MPrize each
  1. Match 6 + Powerball0≈ 0.18 by chance

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65times
3267times
Stars · a separate 1-of-10 machine

Times drawn before — chance expected 44 of each

545times

Every number was expected about that many times after 437 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 (1, 12, 20, 32) and 0 of 1 stars with the draw of 27 April 2016 — its closest relative in 437 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 63% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (27 December 2017): 3 carried over. Chance says 65% of draws repeat at least one number. Stars: none repeated (10% expected).

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

89

The numbers add up to 89 — the 10th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 123. Side-by-side numbers: 20–21. 58% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

20 had not appeared for 12 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 + Powerball36≈ 36 by chanceNZ$1,839
  • Match 4 + Powerball1,540≈ 1.5k by chanceNZ$57.00
  • Match 3 + Powerball21,393≈ 21k by chanceNZ$15.00
  • Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball110NZ$101
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball2,108NZ$38.00
  • Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball0no winners
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈6.9M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 4 + Powerball — 1,540 winners, 2% more than the 1.5k 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$4,000,000
    Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball0NZ$0.00
    Match 5 + Powerball36NZ$1,839
    Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball110NZ$101
    Match 4 + Powerball1,540NZ$57.00
    Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball2,108NZ$38.00
    Match 3 + Powerball21,393NZ$15.00
    Totals25,187—