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Powerball · draw

Saturday, 22 September 2018

ResultPowerball

Single source
  1. 3
  2. 22
  3. 25
  4. 35
  5. 36
  6. 38
  7. 2

JackpotNZ$4,000,000

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 514 of 1,352 under them

← 2018-09-19All recent draws2018-09-26 →

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 feed3 22 25 35 36 38 + 229 Aug 2026, 09:27 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 22 September 2018 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

42oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 42 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 26% of every possible ticket.

  • sum91th
  • odd50th
  • low5th
  • widest gap92th
  • neighbours63th
  • spread82th
Draw Fingerprints →

Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 77 of each

383times
2272times
2574times
3582times
36

Prize breakdown · 2018-09-22

  • Lines in play≈ 3.9Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outNZ$364.4Kto 14k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 273lines took a prize
  • Match 6 + Powerball0 winnerschance said 0.10

Where the money went

  • Match 4 + Powerball16%NZ$56.9K
  • Match 3 + Powerball50%NZ$183.6K
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball14%NZ$51.5K
  • 3 other tiers20%NZ$72.4K
Tier1101001k10k100kWinners1101001k10k100k1M10MPrize each
  1. Match 6 + Powerball0≈ 0.10 by chance

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80times
3866times
Stars · a separate 1-of-10 machine

Times drawn before — chance expected 51 of each

266times

Every number was expected about that many times after 513 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 4 of 6 numbers (3, 22, 35, 36) and 0 of 1 stars with the draw of 18 May 2013 — its closest relative in 513 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 68% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (19 September 2018): 3 carried over. Chance says 65% of draws repeat at least one number. Stars: none repeated (10% expected).

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

159

The numbers add up to 159 — the 91th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 123. Side-by-side numbers: 35–36. 58% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

38 had not appeared for 10 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 25% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
NZ$4,000,000
  • Match 5 + Powerball24≈ 21 by chanceNZ$1,217
  • Match 4 + Powerball837≈ 861 by chanceNZ$68.00
  • Match 3 + Powerball12,241≈ 12k by chanceNZ$15.00
  • Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball1NZ$36,097
  • Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball63NZ$113
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball1,225NZ$42.00
    • 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 — 837 winners, 3% fewer than the 861 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$4,000,000
    Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball1NZ$36,097
    Match 5 + Powerball24NZ$1,217
    Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball63NZ$113
    Match 4 + Powerball837NZ$68.00
    Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball1,225NZ$42.00
    Match 3 + Powerball12,241NZ$15.00
    Totals14,391—