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Powerball · draw

Wednesday, 26 December 2018

ResultPowerball

Single source
  1. 3
  2. 24
  3. 29
  4. 30
  5. 32
  6. 40
  7. 1

JackpotNZ$18,000,000

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 541 of 1,352 under them

← 2018-12-22All recent draws2018-12-29 →

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 24 29 30 32 40 + 129 Aug 2026, 09:27 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 26 December 2018 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

28oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 28 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 7% of every possible ticket.

  • sum90th
  • odd21th
  • low5th
  • widest gap96th
  • neighbours63th
  • spread92th
Draw Fingerprints →

Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 81 of each

386times
2481times
2985times
3078times
32

Prize breakdown · 2018-12-26

  • Lines in play≈ 6.1Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outNZ$519.4Kto 22k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 272lines took a prize
  • Match 6 + Powerball0 winnerschance said 0.16

Where the money went

  • Match 4 + Powerball16%NZ$83.9K
  • Match 3 + Powerball55%NZ$284.9K
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball15%NZ$80K
  • 2 other tiers14%NZ$70.5K
Tier1101001k10k100kWinners1101001k10k100k1M10M100MPrize each
  1. Match 6 + Powerball0≈ 0.16 by chance

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81times
4079times
Stars · a separate 1-of-10 machine

Times drawn before — chance expected 54 of each

150times

Every number was expected about that many times after 540 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, 29, 30, 32) and 0 of 1 stars with the draw of 12 December 2018 — its closest relative in 540 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 70% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (22 December 2018): nothing carried over. Chance says 65% of draws repeat at least one number. Stars: none repeated (10% expected).

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

158

The numbers add up to 158 — the 90th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 123. Side-by-side numbers: 29–30. 58% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

24 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 0.8× as often as an average ticket — less popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 16% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
NZ$18,000,000
  • Match 5 + Powerball31≈ 32 by chanceNZ$1,967
  • Match 4 + Powerball1,354≈ 1.3k by chanceNZ$62.00
  • Match 3 + Powerball18,996≈ 19k by chanceNZ$15.00
  • Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball83NZ$115
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball1,905NZ$42.00
  • Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball0no winners
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈6.1M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 4 + Powerball — 1,354 winners, 1% more than the 1.3k 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$18,000,000
    Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball0NZ$0.00
    Match 5 + Powerball31NZ$1,967
    Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball83NZ$115
    Match 4 + Powerball1,354NZ$62.00
    Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball1,905NZ$42.00
    Match 3 + Powerball18,996NZ$15.00
    Totals22,369—