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Powerball · draw

Wednesday, 5 August 2020

ResultPowerball

Single source
  1. 5
  2. 9
  3. 19
  4. 20
  5. 22
  6. 24
  7. 4

JackpotNZ$34,000,000

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 709 of 1,352 under them

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

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 feed5 9 19 20 22 24 + 429 Aug 2026, 09:27 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 5 August 2020 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

53oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 53 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 51% of every possible ticket.

  • sum19th
  • odd50th
  • low79th
  • widest gap28th
  • neighbours63th
  • spread6th
Draw Fingerprints →

Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 106 of each

589times
9105times
19126times
20105times
22

Prize breakdown · 2020-08-05

  • Lines in play≈ 13Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outNZ$1.1Mto 48k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 271lines took a prize
  • Match 6 + Powerball0 winnerschance said 0.34

Where the money went

  • Match 4 + Powerball14%NZ$154.8K
  • Match 3 + Powerball55%NZ$604.4K
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball13%NZ$146.7K
  • 3 other tiers17%NZ$183.9K
Tier1101001k10k100kWinners1101001k10k100k1M10M100MPrize each
  1. Match 6 + Powerball0≈ 0.34 by chance

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116times
24110times
Stars · a separate 1-of-10 machine

Times drawn before — chance expected 71 of each

467times

Every number was expected about that many times after 708 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 (9, 22, 24) and 1 of 1 stars with the draw of 2 May 2020 — its closest relative in 708 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 100% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (1 August 2020): 22, 24 carried over. Chance says 65% of draws repeat at least one number. Stars: none repeated (10% expected).

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

99

The numbers add up to 99 — the 18th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 123. Side-by-side numbers: 19–20. 58% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

5 had not appeared for 24 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 2.3× as often as an average ticket — more popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 6% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
NZ$34,000,000
  • Match 5 + Powerball68≈ 69 by chanceNZ$1,113
  • Match 4 + Powerball3,036≈ 2.8k by chanceNZ$51.00
  • Match 3 + Powerball40,291≈ 40k by chanceNZ$15.00
  • Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball3NZ$29,923
  • Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball205NZ$90.00
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball4,075NZ$36.00
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈13M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 4 + Powerball — 3,036 winners, 7% more than the 2.8k 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$34,000,000
    Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball3NZ$29,923
    Match 5 + Powerball68NZ$1,113
    Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball205NZ$90.00
    Match 4 + Powerball3,036NZ$51.00
    Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball4,075NZ$36.00
    Match 3 + Powerball40,291NZ$15.00
    Totals47,678—