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Powerball · draw

Wednesday, 16 September 2020

ResultPowerball

Single source
  1. 11
  2. 17
  3. 18
  4. 25
  5. 29
  6. 37
  7. 8

JackpotNZ$5,500,000

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 721 of 1,352 under them

← 2020-09-12All recent draws2020-09-19 →

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 feed11 17 18 25 29 37 + 829 Aug 2026, 09:27 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 16 September 2020 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

54oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 54 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 52% of every possible ticket.

  • sum70th
  • odd95th
  • low50th
  • widest gap12th
  • neighbours63th
  • spread28th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 108 of each

11102times
17112times
18113times
25108times
29

Prize breakdown · 2020-09-16

  • Lines in play≈ 4.0Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outNZ$5.8Mto 15k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 273lines took a prize
  • Match 6 + Powerball1 winnerchance said 0.10

Where the money went

  • Match 6 + Powerball94%NZ$5.5M
  • Match 4 + Powerball0.9%NZ$52.5K
  • Match 3 + Powerball3.2%NZ$186.1K
  • 3 other tiers1.5%NZ$86.6K
Tier1101001k10k100kWinners1101001k10k100k1M10MPrize each
  1. Match 6 + Powerball1≈ 0.10 by chance

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113times
37104times
Stars · a separate 1-of-10 machine

Times drawn before — chance expected 72 of each

869times

Every number was expected about that many times after 720 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 (17, 18, 25, 37) and 0 of 1 stars with the draw of 8 August 2018 — its closest relative in 720 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 80% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (12 September 2020): 17 carried over. Chance says 65% of draws repeat at least one number. Stars: none repeated (10% expected).

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

137

The numbers add up to 137 — the 69th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 123. Side-by-side numbers: 17–18. 58% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

11 had not appeared for 11 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 0.9× as often as an average ticket — about as popular as most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 14% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
NZ$5,500,000
  • Match 5 + Powerball22≈ 21 by chanceNZ$1,646
  • Match 4 + Powerball921≈ 872 by chanceNZ$57.00
  • Match 3 + Powerball12,407≈ 12k by chanceNZ$15.00
  • Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball51NZ$108
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball1,152NZ$39.00
  • Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball0no winners
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈4.0M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 4 + Powerball — 921 winners, 6% more than the 872 an even spread gives. The real crowd and an even spread agreed closely on this draw.

    Show the published table
    MatchWinnersPrize each
    Match 6 + Powerball1NZ$5,500,000
    Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball0NZ$0.00
    Match 5 + Powerball22NZ$1,646
    Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball51NZ$108
    Match 4 + Powerball921NZ$57.00
    Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball1,152NZ$39.00
    Match 3 + Powerball12,407NZ$15.00
    Totals14,554—