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Powerball · draw

Wednesday, 23 September 2020

ResultPowerball

Single source
  1. 1
  2. 4
  3. 11
  4. 17
  5. 18
  6. 24
  7. 2

JackpotNZ$5,000,000

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 723 of 1,352 under them

← 2020-09-19All recent draws2020-09-26 →

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 feed1 4 11 17 18 24 + 229 Aug 2026, 09:27 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 23 September 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.

  • sum3th
  • odd50th
  • low95th
  • widest gap7th
  • neighbours63th
  • spread16th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 108 of each

1116times
4104times
11103times
17114times
18

Prize breakdown · 2020-09-23

  • Lines in play≈ 4.0Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outNZ$343.4Kto 15k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 270lines took a prize
  • Match 6 + Powerball0 winnerschance said 0.10

Where the money went

  • Match 4 + Powerball14%NZ$47.7K
  • Match 3 + Powerball54%NZ$186.7K
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball13%NZ$45.7K
  • 3 other tiers18%NZ$63.3K
Tier1101001k10k100kWinners1101001k10k100k1M10MPrize each
  1. Match 6 + Powerball0≈ 0.10 by chance

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114times
24114times
Stars · a separate 1-of-10 machine

Times drawn before — chance expected 72 of each

2100times

Every number was expected about that many times after 722 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 (1, 4, 11, 17) and 0 of 1 stars with the draw of 30 November 2013 — its closest relative in 722 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 80% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (19 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

75

The numbers add up to 75 — the 3th 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

4 had not appeared for 13 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 2.2× 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$5,000,000
  • Match 5 + Powerball17≈ 21 by chanceNZ$1,266
  • Match 4 + Powerball954≈ 875 by chanceNZ$50.00
  • Match 3 + Powerball12,447≈ 12k by chanceNZ$15.00
  • Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball2NZ$17,610
  • Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball86NZ$76.00
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball1,306NZ$35.00
    • 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 — 954 winners, 9% more than the 875 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$5,000,000
    Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball2NZ$17,610
    Match 5 + Powerball17NZ$1,266
    Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball86NZ$76.00
    Match 4 + Powerball954NZ$50.00
    Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball1,306NZ$35.00
    Match 3 + Powerball12,447NZ$15.00
    Totals14,812—