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Powerball · draw

Wednesday, 18 July 2018

ResultPowerball

Single source
  1. 2
  2. 5
  3. 13
  4. 24
  5. 33
  6. 39
  7. 6

JackpotNZ$8,000,000

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 495 of 1,352 under them

← 2018-07-14All recent draws2018-07-21 →

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 feed2 5 13 24 33 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 July 2018 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

59oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 59 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 66% of every possible ticket.

  • sum40th
  • odd79th
  • low50th
  • widest gap38th
  • neighbours21th
  • spread92th
Draw Fingerprints →

Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 74 of each

275times
561times
1381times
2473times
33

Prize breakdown · 2018-07-18

  • Lines in play≈ 3.0Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outNZ$252.3Kto 11k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 274lines took a prize
  • Match 6 + Powerball0 winnerschance said 0.08

Where the money went

  • Match 4 + Powerball16%NZ$39.8K
  • Match 3 + Powerball56%NZ$141.4K
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball15%NZ$36.8K
  • 2 other tiers14%NZ$34.3K
Tier1101001k10kWinners1101001k10k100k1M10MPrize each
  1. Match 6 + Powerball0≈ 0.08 by chance

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75times
3970times
Stars · a separate 1-of-10 machine

Times drawn before — chance expected 49 of each

644times

Every number was expected about that many times after 494 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.

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Its nearest twin

Shares 4 of 6 numbers (5, 13, 24, 39) and 0 of 1 stars with the draw of 2 February 2013 — its closest relative in 494 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 67% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (14 July 2018): 5, 33 carried over. Chance says 65% of draws repeat at least one number. Stars: none repeated (10% expected).

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

116

The numbers add up to 116 — the 39th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 123. No two numbers side by side. 58% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

2 had not appeared for 6 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$8,000,000
  • Match 5 + Powerball18≈ 16 by chanceNZ$1,649
  • Match 4 + Powerball675≈ 663 by chanceNZ$59.00
  • Match 3 + Powerball9,425≈ 9.4k by chanceNZ$15.00
  • Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball41NZ$113
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball876NZ$42.00
  • Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball0no winners
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈3.0M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 4 + Powerball — 675 winners, 2% more than the 663 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$8,000,000
    Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball0NZ$0.00
    Match 5 + Powerball18NZ$1,649
    Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball41NZ$113
    Match 4 + Powerball675NZ$59.00
    Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball876NZ$42.00
    Match 3 + Powerball9,425NZ$15.00
    Totals11,035—