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Powerball · draw

Wednesday, 18 April 2018

ResultPowerball

Single source
  1. 1
  2. 19
  3. 20
  4. 24
  5. 35
  6. 39
  7. 6

JackpotNZ$7,000,000

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 469 of 1,352 under them

← 2018-04-14All recent draws2018-04-21 →

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 19 20 24 35 39 + 629 Aug 2026, 09:27 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 18 April 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 44% of every possible ticket.

  • sum71th
  • odd79th
  • low50th
  • widest gap89th
  • neighbours63th
  • spread96th
Draw Fingerprints →

Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 70 of each

178times
1988times
2065times
2470times
35

Prize breakdown · 2018-04-18

  • Lines in play≈ 2.9Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outNZ$282.2Kto 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$39.5K
  • Match 3 + Powerball48%NZ$135.6K
  • Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball15%NZ$43.7K
  • 3 other tiers22%NZ$63.5K
Tier1101001k10kWinners1101001k10k100k1M10MPrize each
  1. Match 6 + Powerball0≈ 0.08 by chance

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75times
3966times
Stars · a separate 1-of-10 machine

Times drawn before — chance expected 47 of each

641times

Every number was expected about that many times after 468 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 (19, 20, 24) and 0 of 1 stars with the draw of 14 March 2018 — its closest relative in 468 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 100% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (14 April 2018): 35 carried over. Chance says 65% of draws repeat at least one number. Stars: none repeated (10% expected).

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

138

The numbers add up to 138 — the 70th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 123. Side-by-side numbers: 19–20. 58% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

39 had not appeared for 20 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 0.7× as often as an average ticket — less popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 19% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
NZ$7,000,000
  • Match 5 + Powerball17≈ 15 by chanceNZ$1,257
  • Match 4 + Powerball617≈ 636 by chanceNZ$64.00
  • Match 3 + Powerball9,040≈ 9.0k by chanceNZ$15.00
  • Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball2NZ$21,846
  • Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball26NZ$151
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball931NZ$41.00
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈2.9M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 4 + Powerball — 617 winners, 3% fewer than the 636 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$7,000,000
    Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball2NZ$21,846
    Match 5 + Powerball17NZ$1,257
    Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball26NZ$151
    Match 4 + Powerball617NZ$64.00
    Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball931NZ$41.00
    Match 3 + Powerball9,040NZ$15.00
    Totals10,633—