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Powerball · draw

Wednesday, 23 December 2020

ResultPowerball

Single source
  1. 19
  2. 25
  3. 26
  4. 27
  5. 34
  6. 38
  7. 8

JackpotNZ$16,000,000

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 749 of 1,352 under them

← 2020-12-19All recent draws2020-12-26 →

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 feed19 25 26 27 34 38 + 829 Aug 2026, 09:27 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 23 December 2020 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

27oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 27 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 6% of every possible ticket.

  • sum96th
  • odd50th
  • low5th
  • widest gap7th
  • neighbours91th
  • spread6th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 112 of each

19135times
25112times
26110times
27102times
34

Prize breakdown · 2020-12-23

  • Lines in play≈ 6.8Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outNZ$577.5Kto 25k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 272lines took a prize
  • Match 6 + Powerball0 winnerschance said 0.18

Where the money went

  • Match 4 + Powerball16%NZ$92.2K
  • Match 3 + Powerball55%NZ$317.5K
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball15%NZ$87.7K
  • 2 other tiers14%NZ$80.2K
Tier1101001k10k100kWinners1101001k10k100k1M10M100MPrize each
  1. Match 6 + Powerball0≈ 0.18 by chance

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101times
3893times
Stars · a separate 1-of-10 machine

Times drawn before — chance expected 75 of each

875times

Every number was expected about that many times after 748 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 (19, 25, 34, 38) and 0 of 1 stars with the draw of 6 July 2013 — its closest relative in 748 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 81% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (19 December 2020): nothing carried over. Chance says 65% of draws repeat at least one number. Stars: 8 repeated (10% expected).

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

169

The numbers add up to 169 — the 96th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 123. Side-by-side numbers: 25–26, 26–27. 58% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

38 had not appeared for 10 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 0.6× as often as an average ticket — less popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 22% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
NZ$16,000,000
  • Match 5 + Powerball40≈ 36 by chanceNZ$1,737
  • Match 4 + Powerball1,536≈ 1.5k by chanceNZ$60.00
  • Match 3 + Powerball21,165≈ 21k by chanceNZ$15.00
  • Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball97NZ$110
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball2,139NZ$41.00
  • Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball0no winners
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈6.8M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 4 + Powerball — 1,536 winners, 3% more than the 1.5k 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$16,000,000
    Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball0NZ$0.00
    Match 5 + Powerball40NZ$1,737
    Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball97NZ$110
    Match 4 + Powerball1,536NZ$60.00
    Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball2,139NZ$41.00
    Match 3 + Powerball21,165NZ$15.00
    Totals24,977—