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Powerball · draw

Wednesday, 1 August 2018

ResultPowerball

Single source
  1. 4
  2. 5
  3. 21
  4. 22
  5. 31
  6. 34
  7. 8

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 499 of 1,352 under them

← 2018-07-28All recent draws2018-08-04 →

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 feed4 5 21 22 31 34 + 829 Aug 2026, 09:27 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 1 August 2018 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

64oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 64 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 76% of every possible ticket.

  • sum41th
  • odd50th
  • low21th
  • widest gap80th
  • neighbours91th
  • spread50th
Draw Fingerprints →

Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 75 of each

469times
562times
2174times
2269times
31

Prize breakdown · 2018-08-01

  • Lines in play≈ 4.0Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outNZ$356Kto 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$53.8K
  • Match 3 + Powerball52%NZ$185.1K
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball13%NZ$47.4K
  • 3 other tiers20%NZ$69.8K
Tier1101001k10k100kWinners1101001k10k100k1M10M100MPrize each
  1. Match 6 + Powerball0≈ 0.10 by chance

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71times
3470times
Stars · a separate 1-of-10 machine

Times drawn before — chance expected 50 of each

846times

Every number was expected about that many times after 498 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 (4, 5, 21, 34) and 0 of 1 stars with the draw of 26 July 2017 — its closest relative in 498 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 67% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (28 July 2018): 4, 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

117

The numbers add up to 117 — the 41th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 123. Side-by-side numbers: 4–5, 21–22. 58% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

22 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 1.0× as often as an average ticket — about as popular as most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 13% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
NZ$14,000,000
  • Match 5 + Powerball28≈ 21 by chanceNZ$1,122
  • Match 4 + Powerball896≈ 868 by chanceNZ$60.00
  • Match 3 + Powerball12,339≈ 12k by chanceNZ$15.00
  • Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball2NZ$16,281
  • Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball49NZ$119
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball1,155NZ$41.00
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈4.0M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 4 + Powerball — 896 winners, 3% more than the 868 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 + Powerball2NZ$16,281
    Match 5 + Powerball28NZ$1,122
    Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball49NZ$119
    Match 4 + Powerball896NZ$60.00
    Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball1,155NZ$41.00
    Match 3 + Powerball12,339NZ$15.00
    Totals14,469—