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Powerball · draw

Saturday, 16 January 2021

ResultPowerball

Single source
  1. 2
  2. 13
  3. 17
  4. 18
  5. 19
  6. 30
  7. 3

JackpotNZ$6,000,000

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 756 of 1,352 under them

← 2021-01-13All recent draws2021-01-20 →

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 feed2 13 17 18 19 30 + 329 Aug 2026, 09:27 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 16 January 2021 — 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 49% of every possible ticket.

  • sum19th
  • odd50th
  • low95th
  • widest gap38th
  • neighbours91th
  • spread38th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 113 of each

2117times
13112times
17121times
18118times
19

Prize breakdown · 2021-01-16

  • Lines in play≈ 5.7Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outNZ$506.4Kto 21k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 277lines took a prize
  • Match 6 + Powerball0 winnerschance said 0.15

Where the money went

  • Match 4 + Powerball13%NZ$65.9K
  • Match 3 + Powerball53%NZ$266.8K
  • Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball14%NZ$68.6K
  • 3 other tiers21%NZ$105.1K
Tier1101001k10k100kWinners1101001k10k100k1M10MPrize each
  1. Match 6 + Powerball0≈ 0.15 by chance

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136times
30107times
Stars · a separate 1-of-10 machine

Times drawn before — chance expected 76 of each

371times

Every number was expected about that many times after 755 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.

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Its nearest twin

Shares 4 of 6 numbers (2, 13, 17, 18) and 0 of 1 stars with the draw of 26 May 2018 — its closest relative in 755 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 82% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (13 January 2021): 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

99

The numbers add up to 99 — the 18th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 123. Side-by-side numbers: 17–18, 18–19. 58% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

13 had not appeared for 14 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 1.4× as often as an average ticket — more popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 9% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
NZ$6,000,000
  • Match 5 + Powerball30≈ 30 by chanceNZ$1,138
  • Match 4 + Powerball1,244≈ 1.3k by chanceNZ$53.00
  • Match 3 + Powerball17,787≈ 18k by chanceNZ$15.00
  • Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball2NZ$34,296
  • Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball61NZ$126
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball1,471NZ$43.00
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈5.7M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 4 + Powerball — 1,244 winners, 1% fewer than the 1.3k 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$6,000,000
    Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball2NZ$34,296
    Match 5 + Powerball30NZ$1,138
    Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball61NZ$126
    Match 4 + Powerball1,244NZ$53.00
    Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball1,471NZ$43.00
    Match 3 + Powerball17,787NZ$15.00
    Totals20,595—