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Powerball · draw

Wednesday, 3 January 2018

ResultPowerball

Single source
  1. 8
  2. 20
  3. 21
  4. 34
  5. 35
  6. 38
  7. 3

JackpotNZ$5,000,000

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 439 of 1,352 under them

← 2017-12-30All recent draws2018-01-06 →

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 feed8 20 21 34 35 38 + 329 Aug 2026, 09:27 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 3 January 2018 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

51oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 51 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 45% of every possible ticket.

  • sum89th
  • odd21th
  • low21th
  • widest gap58th
  • neighbours91th
  • spread50th
Draw Fingerprints →

Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 66 of each

858times
2060times
2166times
3457times
35

Prize breakdown · 2018-01-03

  • Lines in play≈ 2.6Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outNZ$255.6Kto 9.6k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 275lines took a prize
  • Match 6 + Powerball0 winnerschance said 0.07

Where the money went

  • Match 4 + Powerball15%NZ$38K
  • Match 3 + Powerball48%NZ$123.6K
  • Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball14%NZ$34.6K
  • 3 other tiers23%NZ$59.4K
Tier1101001k10kWinners1101001k10k100k1M10MPrize each
  1. Match 6 + Powerball0≈ 0.07 by chance

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69times
3856times
Stars · a separate 1-of-10 machine

Times drawn before — chance expected 44 of each

339times

Every number was expected about that many times after 438 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 (8, 21, 35) and 0 of 1 stars with the draw of 1 July 2017 — its closest relative in 438 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 100% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (30 December 2017): 20, 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

156

The numbers add up to 156 — the 89th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 123. Side-by-side numbers: 20–21, 34–35. 58% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

35 had not appeared for 24 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 0.5× as often as an average ticket — less popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 24% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
NZ$5,000,000
  • Match 5 + Powerball14≈ 14 by chanceNZ$1,463
  • Match 4 + Powerball576≈ 579 by chanceNZ$66.00
  • Match 3 + Powerball8,239≈ 8.2k by chanceNZ$15.00
  • Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball1NZ$34,603
  • Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball38NZ$116
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball750NZ$46.00
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈2.6M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 4 + Powerball — 576 winners, 1% fewer than the 579 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$5,000,000
    Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball1NZ$34,603
    Match 5 + Powerball14NZ$1,463
    Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball38NZ$116
    Match 4 + Powerball576NZ$66.00
    Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball750NZ$46.00
    Match 3 + Powerball8,239NZ$15.00
    Totals9,618—