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Powerball · draw

Saturday, 8 December 2018

ResultPowerball

Single source
  1. 2
  2. 8
  3. 12
  4. 16
  5. 18
  6. 38
  7. 10

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 536 of 1,352 under them

← 2018-12-05All recent draws2018-12-12 →

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 8 12 16 18 38 + 1029 Aug 2026, 09:27 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 8 December 2018 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

20oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 20 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 2% of every possible ticket.

  • sum14th
  • odd1th
  • low95th
  • widest gap94th
  • neighbours21th
  • spread87th
Draw Fingerprints →

Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 80 of each

280times
874times
1284times
1677times
18

Prize breakdown · 2018-12-08

  • Lines in play≈ 4.4Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outNZ$365.1Kto 16k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 275lines took a prize
  • Match 6 + Powerball0 winnerschance said 0.12

Where the money went

  • Match 4 + Powerball15%NZ$54.3K
  • Match 3 + Powerball57%NZ$207.9K
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball15%NZ$53.8K
  • 2 other tiers13%NZ$49K
Tier1101001k10k100kWinners1101001k10k100k1M10MPrize each
  1. Match 6 + Powerball0≈ 0.12 by chance

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92times
3868times
Stars · a separate 1-of-10 machine

Times drawn before — chance expected 54 of each

1046times

Every number was expected about that many times after 535 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 (2, 8, 12) and 0 of 1 stars with the draw of 15 September 2018 — its closest relative in 535 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 100% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (5 December 2018): 18 carried over. Chance says 65% of draws repeat at least one number. Stars: none repeated (10% expected).

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

94

The numbers add up to 94 — the 14th 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 17 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 1.2× as often as an average ticket — more popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 10% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
NZ$8,000,000
  • Match 5 + Powerball26≈ 24 by chanceNZ$1,623
  • Match 4 + Powerball988≈ 974 by chanceNZ$55.00
  • Match 3 + Powerball13,857≈ 14k by chanceNZ$15.00
  • Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball64NZ$107
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball1,252NZ$43.00
  • Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball0no winners
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈4.4M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 4 + Powerball — 988 winners, 1% more than the 974 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 + Powerball26NZ$1,623
    Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball64NZ$107
    Match 4 + Powerball988NZ$55.00
    Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball1,252NZ$43.00
    Match 3 + Powerball13,857NZ$15.00
    Totals16,187—