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Powerball · draw

Wednesday, 24 January 2018

ResultPowerball

Single source
  1. 1
  2. 16
  3. 20
  4. 24
  5. 25
  6. 28
  7. 6

JackpotNZ$14,000,000

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 445 of 1,352 under them

← 2018-01-20All recent draws2018-01-27 →

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 16 20 24 25 28 + 629 Aug 2026, 09:27 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 24 January 2018 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

68oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 68 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 85% of every possible ticket.

  • sum37th
  • odd21th
  • low50th
  • widest gap74th
  • neighbours63th
  • spread33th
Draw Fingerprints →

Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 67 of each

173times
1661times
2062times
2467times
25

Prize breakdown · 2018-01-24

  • Lines in play≈ 3.9Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outNZ$318.1Kto 14k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 274lines took a prize
  • Match 6 + Powerball0 winnerschance said 0.10

Where the money went

  • Match 4 + Powerball15%NZ$49K
  • Match 3 + Powerball57%NZ$180.9K
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball14%NZ$45.6K
  • 2 other tiers13%NZ$42.6K
Tier1101001k10k100kWinners1101001k10k100k1M10M100MPrize each
  1. Match 6 + Powerball0≈ 0.10 by chance

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60times
2866times
Stars · a separate 1-of-10 machine

Times drawn before — chance expected 44 of each

638times

Every number was expected about that many times after 444 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 (1, 20, 25) and 0 of 1 stars with the draw of 7 October 2017 — its closest relative in 444 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 100% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (20 January 2018): 1, 20 carried over. Chance says 65% of draws repeat at least one number. Stars: none 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: 24–25. 58% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

24 had not appeared for 16 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 1.9× as often as an average ticket — more popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 7% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
NZ$14,000,000
  • Match 5 + Powerball21≈ 21 by chanceNZ$1,759
  • Match 4 + Powerball859≈ 848 by chanceNZ$57.00
  • Match 3 + Powerball12,059≈ 12k by chanceNZ$15.00
  • Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball56NZ$101
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball1,141NZ$40.00
  • Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball0no winners
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈3.9M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 4 + Powerball — 859 winners, 1% more than the 848 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$14,000,000
    Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball0NZ$0.00
    Match 5 + Powerball21NZ$1,759
    Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball56NZ$101
    Match 4 + Powerball859NZ$57.00
    Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball1,141NZ$40.00
    Match 3 + Powerball12,059NZ$15.00
    Totals14,136—