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Powerball · draw

Wednesday, 29 July 2020

ResultPowerball

Single source
  1. 6
  2. 21
  3. 28
  4. 36
  5. 37
  6. 40
  7. 8

JackpotNZ$26,000,000

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 707 of 1,352 under them

← 2020-07-25All recent draws2020-08-01 →

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 feed6 21 28 36 37 40 + 829 Aug 2026, 09:27 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 29 July 2020 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

39oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 39 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 20% of every possible ticket.

  • sum96th
  • odd21th
  • low5th
  • widest gap74th
  • neighbours63th
  • spread75th
Draw Fingerprints →

Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 106 of each

699times
21104times
28103times
36103times
37

Prize breakdown · 2020-07-29

  • Lines in play≈ 8.2Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outNZ$770Kto 30k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 273lines took a prize
  • Match 6 + Powerball0 winnerschance said 0.21

Where the money went

  • Match 4 + Powerball15%NZ$112.7K
  • Match 3 + Powerball50%NZ$383.7K
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball14%NZ$105K
  • 3 other tiers22%NZ$168.6K
Tier1101001k10k100kWinners1101001k10k100k1M10M100MPrize each
  1. Match 6 + Powerball0≈ 0.21 by chance

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100times
40105times
Stars · a separate 1-of-10 machine

Times drawn before — chance expected 71 of each

867times

Every number was expected about that many times after 706 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 (21, 36, 37, 40) and 0 of 1 stars with the draw of 20 June 2015 — its closest relative in 706 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 80% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (25 July 2020): 28, 40 carried over. Chance says 65% of draws repeat at least one number. Stars: none repeated (10% expected).

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

168

The numbers add up to 168 — the 95th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 123. Side-by-side numbers: 36–37. 58% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

36 had not appeared for 12 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 26% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
NZ$26,000,000
  • Match 5 + Powerball48≈ 44 by chanceNZ$1,201
  • Match 4 + Powerball1,847≈ 1.8k by chanceNZ$61.00
  • Match 3 + Powerball25,580≈ 26k by chanceNZ$15.00
  • Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball2NZ$49,275
  • Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball100NZ$124
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball2,443NZ$43.00
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈8.2M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 4 + Powerball — 1,847 winners, 3% more than the 1.8k 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$26,000,000
    Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball2NZ$49,275
    Match 5 + Powerball48NZ$1,201
    Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball100NZ$124
    Match 4 + Powerball1,847NZ$61.00
    Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball2,443NZ$43.00
    Match 3 + Powerball25,580NZ$15.00
    Totals30,020—