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Powerball · draw

Wednesday, 17 February 2021

ResultPowerball

Single source
  1. 15
  2. 16
  3. 25
  4. 26
  5. 31
  6. 33
  7. 1

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 765 of 1,352 under them

← 2021-02-13All recent draws2021-02-20 →

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 feed15 16 25 26 31 33 + 129 Aug 2026, 09:27 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 17 February 2021 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

31oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 31 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 10% of every possible ticket.

  • sum80th
  • odd79th
  • low21th
  • widest gap19th
  • neighbours91th
  • spread5th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 115 of each

15132times
16114times
25114times
26115times
31

Prize breakdown · 2021-02-17

  • Lines in play≈ 5.0Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid outNZ$474.1Kto 19k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 272lines took a prize
  • Match 6 + Powerball0 winnerschance said 0.13

Where the money went

  • Match 4 + Powerball15%NZ$71.3K
  • Match 3 + Powerball50%NZ$235.5K
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball14%NZ$67K
  • 3 other tiers21%NZ$100.2K
Tier1101001k10k100kWinners1101001k10k100k1M10M100MPrize each
  1. Match 6 + Powerball0≈ 0.13 by chance

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109times
33103times
Stars · a separate 1-of-10 machine

Times drawn before — chance expected 76 of each

171times

Every number was expected about that many times after 764 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 (15, 25, 26, 31) and 0 of 1 stars with the draw of 19 November 2011 — its closest relative in 764 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 82% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (13 February 2021): 16 carried over. Chance says 65% of draws repeat at least one number. Stars: none repeated (10% expected).

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

146

The numbers add up to 146 — the 80th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 123. Side-by-side numbers: 15–16, 25–26. 58% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

33 had not appeared for 37 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 0.8× as often as an average ticket — less popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 15% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
NZ$16,000,000
  • Match 5 + Powerball36≈ 27 by chanceNZ$1,175
  • Match 4 + Powerball1,132≈ 1.1k by chanceNZ$63.00
  • Match 3 + Powerball15,703≈ 16k by chanceNZ$15.00
  • Match 5 + Bonus + Powerball2NZ$24,961
  • Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball64NZ$125
  • Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball1,596NZ$42.00
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈5.0M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 4 + Powerball — 1,132 winners, 3% more than the 1.1k 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 + Powerball2NZ$24,961
    Match 5 + Powerball36NZ$1,175
    Match 4 + Bonus + Powerball64NZ$125
    Match 4 + Powerball1,132NZ$63.00
    Match 3 + Bonus + Powerball1,596NZ$42.00
    Match 3 + Powerball15,703NZ$15.00
    Totals18,533—